Vogel Catalog

Library Resources

Library Information & Hours

Vogel Library Home

Wartburg Home

 

Departmental Plans for ILAC: Biology

 

All segments of the biology courses required for the biology major and biology teaching major, except for one course credit in form and function, include activities that develop students' information literacy, especially in the science area. The activities in each course are shown in the table below.

Required Courses: Introductory Sequence Genetics Field Biology Courses Cell Biology Courses Research Capstone
Students will: BI 141
Bio I		 BI 142
Bio II		 BI 143
Bio III		 BI 211
Genetics		 BI 204
Conserv,
BI 207 Prairie,
BI 315
Ornithol		 BI 205
Gulf
Coast,
Oregon,
Caribbean		 BI 404
Ecology		 BI
206/216
Guyana		 BI 305
Microbio		 BI 412
Cell Bio,
BI 414
Mol 414		 BI455/456
Student
Research		 BI 461
Science
Seminar
identify problems requiring information solutions Lab reports Lab reports Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports Lab reports Research project;
Research paper 		Research paper Research paper Lab reports; Research project; Research paper Research project Research project; Poster Research paper
demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the search & evaluation process. Lab reports;
Poster;
Position paper		 Lab reports Lab reports Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Research project;
Research paper		 Research paper Research paper Lab reports;
Research
project;
Research paper;
Web page posting		 Research project Research project;
Poster		 Annotated
bibliog.;
Research paper
develop & perform search strategies for gathering information & appropriate materials Lab reports;
Poster;
Position paper;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Research project;
Research paper		 Original article summaries;
Research paper		 Research paper Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper;
Web page posting		 Research project Research project;
Poster		 Annotated bibliog.;
Research paper
understand & apply criteria for evaluation information Lab reports;
Poster;
Compare news & science articles; Position paper;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
poster		 Lab reports;
Poster;
Compare news & science articles		 Research project;
Research paper		 Original article summaries;
Research paper		 Research paper Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper;
Web page posting		 Research project Research project;
Poster		 PEPCI;
Annotated bibliog.;
Research paper
effectively integrate & synthesize appropriate information in their work. Lab reports;
Poster;
Compare news & science articles; Position paper; 		Lab reports Lab reports Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper		 Original article summaries;
Research paper		 Research paper Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper;
Web page posting		 Research project Research project;
Poster		 PEPCI;
Annotated bibliog.;
Research paper
present & document information in ways appropriate to their purposes. Lab reports;
Poster;
Compare news & science articles; Position paper;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Extra credit		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Poster		 Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper		 Original article summaries;
Research paper		 Research paper Lab reports;
Research project;
Research paper;
Web page posting		 Research project Research project;
Poster		 PEPCI;
Annotated bibliog.;
Research paper

Lab reports include literature citations
Research projects include lab results and library research
PEPCI (Participatory Education Provided by Critical Inquiry) is a critical analysis of a scientific article
Extra credit involves looking up a topic suggested by the lecturer using either library or WEB sources and presenting a short paper summarizing the findings and citing sources used.

In summary, all biology and biology teaching majors will have developed their information literacy knowledge and skills by preparing and writing:
lab reports, posters, comparison of news article & science article, position paper, PEPCIs, annotated bibliography, research project, research paper.
 

Randall Schroeder
Information Literacy Librarian
Wartburg College Vogel Library		 Karen Lehmann
Information Literacy Librarian
Wartburg College Vogel Library
Wartburg College Vogel Library
 100 Wartburg Blvd.
PO Box 1003
Waverly, Iowa  50677
(319) 352-8477