Library Instruction

The Technology/Information University Learning Requirement

[This information reflects the campus requirement through the 2011-2012 academic year, after which the requirement will change]

Technology/Information ULR Learning Outcomes:

At CSUMB, the Tech/Info ULR is one of three University Learning Requirements that are part of the campus-specific Graduation Learning Outcomes. Students must demonstrate comfort with technology and information search and discovery methods. They must also demonstrate the ability to use tools effectively for the discovery, acquisition, and evaluation of information as well as core computer tools for the manipulation and presentation of information in a creative and ethical manner.

A list of approved CSUMB courses that meet the ULR is on the Tech/Info ULR web page.

Tech/Info ULR Learning Outcomes (brief version):
LO 1 Use accepted word processing techniques to produce a well-designed and esthetically pleasing formal document.
LO 2 Use standard spreadsheet features to produce a representation and interpret numerical data.
LO 3 Identify a topic; refine and formulate a research focus on that topic.
LO 4 Describe and categorize the basic types of information resources available for a single topic.
LO 5 Locate, retrieve, and evaluate information relevant to the research focus.
LO 6 Organize and communicate research findings and conclusions of research focus.
LO 7 Create an electronic presentation that discusses a single subject or conveys a message.
LO 8 Create an original digital image.
LO 9 Discussion of an ethical issue related to technology and use of information.
For a full description of the evidence and the criteria that guide the faculty member assessing the evidence see below:

Complete Technology/Information University Learning Outcomes (revised 2005-2006)