LIBR 203
Online Social Networking: Technology and Tools (1 unit)
Spring 2013 Greensheet

Cindy Runnels
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Office Hours: Available via e-mail.		 Dale David
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Office: 418-C Clark Hall, SJSU
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Phone: 408-924-2493
Debbie Faires
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Office: 418-A Clark Hall, SJSU
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Phone: 408-924-2498
 		 Vicki Steiner
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Enrolled students should see Libr 203 listed on their D2L home pages by January 3 (end of day). 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 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 23) may begin coursework on that date. The assignments for the first three units are due by February 1. All work in this course must be completed by February 20.

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 (supports SLO #2)
    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 (supports SLO #1)
    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 (supports SLO #1)
    Students will demonstrate basic technology skills expected of SLIS students.

  • Web Conferencing: Blackboard Collaborate (supports SLO #3)
    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 (supports SLO #4)
    Students will:
    • write about their understanding of teamwork in the online environment
    • contribute to a collaborative online document

  • E-mail Discussion Lists (supports SLO #1)
    Students will compare using e-mail and RSS for receipt of information.

  • King Library Resources (supports SLO #4)
    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--Graduate Level" tutorial

  • APA Style (supports SLO #4)
    Students will retrieve a scholarly article on a specified topic and properly format the appropriate reference citation in APA style.

  • MySJSU (supports SLO #4)
    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
    • identifying their academic advisor

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 content 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 20.

Readings

In addition to the required textbook (see "Textbooks" section further down this page), online readings include:

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Course Workload Expectations

Success in this course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of forty-five hours over the length of the course (normally 3 hours per unit per week with 1 of the hours used for lecture) for instruction or preparation/studying or course related activities including but not limited to internships, labs, clinical practica. Other course structures will have equivalent workload expectations as described in the syllabus.

Instructional time may include but is not limited to:
Working on posted modules or lessons prepared by the instructor; discussion forum interactions with the instructor and/or other students; making presentations and getting feedback from the instructor; attending office hours or other synchronous sessions with the instructor.

Student time outside of class:
In any seven-day period, a student is expected to be academically engaged through submitting an academic assignment; taking an exam or an interactive tutorial, or computer-assisted instruction; building websites, blogs, databases, social media presentations; attending a study group;contributing to an academic online discussion; writing papers; reading articles; conducting research; engaging in small group work.

Course Prerequisites

LIBR 203 has no prequisite requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Core Competencies (Program Learning Outcomes)

LIBR 203 supports the following core competencies:

  1. LIBR 203 has no supported core competencies defined in the database.

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Textbooks

Required Textbooks:

  • American Psychological Association (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) American Psychological Association. Available through Amazon: 1433805618. arrow gif indicating link outside sjsu domain

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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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