LIBR 203
Online Social Networking: Technology and Tools (1 unit)
Spring 2012 Greensheet

Enrolled students should see Libr 203 listed on their D2L home pages by January 1. The course site will become available on January 4. Additional details will be sent via MySJSU by January 3 (end of day).

Course Description

This course introduces students to a variety of new and emerging technologies used in today's online environment. It covers various social networking platforms, content and learning management tools, web conferencing, and other trends in social computing.

Course Objectives

At the completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Employ appropriate social networking software for collaboration with colleagues
• Utilize a learning management system to organize coursework
• Use the tools of web conferencing software to work synchronously with colleagues
• Implement a variety of strategies to ensure success while taking coursework via an online environment

LIBR 203 supports the following SLIS core competencies:

• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations
• Design, query and evaluate information retrieval systems

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Course Requirements

Schedule of Meetings
The class is taught in a totally online environment and will involve synchronous and asynchronous connectivity. The course site will become available on January 4. Students who wish to begin working on the course may do so beginning on that date. We strongly advise an early start and completion for this class. Students who prefer to wait until the semester officially begins (January 25) may begin coursework on that date. The assignments for the first three units are due by February 3. All work in this course must be completed by February 22.

Each student must successfully participate in a synchronous meeting held via Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing. Select an orientation session from the list posted on the following page: http://ischool.sjsu.edu/software/bbcollaborate/webconferencing/

Optional synchronous sessions will also be held for purposes of additional networking and information sharing. Information will be provided within the D2L site for the course.

Course Calendar and Course Assignment Details
This one unit course consists of nine modules. Since this is a one unit CR/NC course, assignments consist of showing competency in various social and learning technologies and platforms and engaging in discussion on social computing in response to readings and questions raised by the instructor. Details follow:

• Learning Management System
  Students will work within the D2L learning management system and demonstrate competency by:
  • Setting up personal information
  • Accessing the class roster
  • Using e-mail
  • Working with discussion areas to post messages and replies
  • Submitting an assignment
  • Retrieving a graded assignment and comments
  • Uploading work to their personal ePortfolio area
    
    
• Social Networking Platforms and Principles
  Students will learn principles of social networking and demonstrate competency by:
  
  • Setting up a blog (use of a pseudonym/alias is acceptable)
  • Identifying the link to the RSS feed for the blog
  • Setting up an account on a collaborative social networking site
    
    
• Technology Tools and Literacy
  Students will demonstrate basic technology skills expected of SLIS students.
  
  
• Web Conferencing: Blackboard Collaborate
  Students will work within the Collaborate web conferencing system and demonstrate competency by:
  • Connecting to Collaborate
  • Participating in a synchronous session including audio
  • Using breakout rooms for small group discussion
  • Using the whiteboard for collaborative interaction
    
    
• Personal Skills
  
  • Students will write about their understanding of teamwork in the online environment
  • Students will contribute to a collaborative online document
    
    
• E-mail Discussion Lists
  Students will demonstrate their successful subscription to an e-mail discussion list and will compare using e-mail and RSS for receipt of information.
  
  
• King Library Resources
  Students will demonstrate their understanding of online library resources by:
  • Creating a PIN for their library account
  • Successfully completing the LOTSS tutorial (3 modules)
  • Successfully completing the library's plagiarism tutorial
    
    
• APA Style
  Students will retrieve a scholarly article on a specified topic and properly format the appropriate reference citation in APA style.
  
  
• MySJSU
  Students will successfully complete an online quiz to demonstrate their understanding of the follow processes:
  
  • Finding help for MySJSU
  • Checking grades
  • Checking finances
  • Working with messaging

Earning Credit:
This one unit CR/NC course is required for all incoming SLIS students. In order to obtain a CR:

• All activities listed in the Course Materials that require a demonstration of competency must be successfully completed.
• All reading and discussion items must be completed at the "B" level or better.
• All assignments and activities must be completed by February 22.

Textbooks and Readings

Online readings include:

LOTSS: Library Online Tutorial for the School of Library and Information Science Students. Retrieved from http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/slis/index.htm

SJSU SLIS D2L Student Tutorials. Retrieved from
http://ischool.sjsu.edu/d2l/

SLIS Student Guide to Blackboard Collaborate. Retrieved from  http://ischool.sjsu.edu/software/bbcollaborate/webconferencing/

Additional material will be posted on the course D2L site.

Required Textbooks:

• American Psychological Association (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) American Psychological Association. Available through Amazon: 1433805618.

Grading

This is a Credit/No Credit course. Incompletes are considered on a case-by-case basis, and are given for family or work emergency situations.

University Policies

General Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities of the Student

As members of the academic community, students accept both the rights and responsibilities incumbent upon all members of the institution. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with SJSU's policies and practices pertaining to the procedures to follow if and when questions or concerns about a class arises. See University Policy S90-5 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S90-5.pdf. More detailed information on a variety of related topics is available in the SJSU catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/LIS.html. In general, it is recommended that students begin by seeking clarification or discussing concerns with their instructor. If such conversation is not possible, or if it does not serve to address the issue, it is recommended that the student contact the Department Chair as a next step.

Dropping and Adding

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop, grade forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semester's Catalog Policies section at http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current academic year calendars document on the Academic Calendars webpage at http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/services/academic_calendars/. The Late Drop Policy is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.

Information about the latest changes and news is available at the Advising Hub at http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/.

Consent for Recording of Class and Public Sharing of Instructor Material

University Policy S12-7, http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S12-7.pdf, requires students to obtain instructor's permission to record the course and the following items to be included in the syllabus:

• "Common courtesy and professional behavior dictate that you notify someone when you are recording him/her. You must obtain the instructor's permission to make audio or video recordings in this class. Such permission allows the recordings to be used for your private, study purposes only. The recordings are the intellectual property of the instructor; you have not been given any rights to reproduce or distribute the material."
  • It is suggested that the syllabus include the instructor's process for granting permission, whether in writing or orally and whether for the whole semester or on a class by class basis.
  • In classes where active participation of students or guests may be on the recording, permission of those students or guests should be obtained as well.
• "Course material developed by the instructor is the intellectual property of the instructor and cannot be shared publicly without his/her approval. You may not publicly share or upload instructor generated material for this course such as exam questions, lecture notes, or homework solutions without instructor consent."

Academic integrity

Your commitment, as a student, to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University. The University Academic Integrity Policy F15-7 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/F15-7.pdf requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical Development website is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/studentconduct/.

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 at http://www.sjsu.edu/president/docs/directives/PD_1997-03.pdf requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec to establish a record of their disability.

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