OBJECTIVES
Goals:
Assignments: Assignments in this course will be related to using various information networks and library cooperatives. A second set of assignments will involve information hunting exercises. You will try to answer a set of queries using the resources available through the networks and various search engines. We will discuss these assignments further in class.
It should be obvious that you will need to spend some time in the Department’s Microcomputer Lab.
Attendance: You must attend all the lectures. If you are unable to participate two consecutive lectures or a total of three lectures within the semester, you must produce a formal document explaining the cause(s) of your absence.
Grades: Grades for this course
will be based on completion of the assignments, midterms, and participation in
class discussions. Academic or
scholastic dishonesty, such as plagiarism, cheating, or academic fraud, will not
be tolerated and will incur the most severe penalties, including failure for the
course. All individual work is
assumed to be done individually and responsibly. If there is any concern about behavior
that may be academically dishonest, please consult the instructor. Students are also encouraged to refer to
the Higher Education Council’s “By-Law of the Student Code of Conduct” (Yükseköğretim Kurumları Öğrenci Disiplin
Yönetmeliği), especially clause 9/m, which states that students
attempting to cheat or plagiarize shall be expelled from school for one or two
academic semesters.