iLab Fall 2017 Syllabus

Introduction

iLab is designed to provide you with the skills and competencies needed to produce college-level
projects from freshman to senior. The skills you learn here will be applied to many of your courses both
in the UB Curriculum and your major. It is taught by a librarian, runs for 50 minutes once a week, and is
part of English 105 (Communication Literacy I). Thus, it is mandatory that you attend your weekly iLab
sessions. Your Librarians contact information is listed in the contact section of UBLearns.

You are required to access UBLearns, a website, prior to class and view a set of videos and complete
"prework". In class you will then apply what you've been introduced to in UBLearns. Each class will
finish with a graded Class Participation Assessment (CPA). These are used to help you work through the
research process.

The first portion of iLab allows you to learn and practice these skills in a focused environment. The
second portion of iLab is where you will be applying those skills to your ENG105 final assignments.

Contacting Your iLab Librarian

Since your librarian teaches more than one section of iLab please make sure to include your section
number in all correspondence when contacting your via email. An example of how your email subject
line should appear: ENG105(Section Number)(Your Name)

Class Behavior Policy

To make the iLab a positive experience for all, appropriate standards of classroom behavior by each
student is expected. Behavior guidelines are as follows:

Cell phones must be turned off. Laptops or tablets must be brought to class but stowed until needed for
class work. No eating during class. Leaving early is not permitted; prior permission is required from the
librarian if a student must leave class early (failure to do so will result in a 0 for that days Class
Participation Assessment (CPA).

iLab classroom behavior policies align with those in the Universities' Undergraduate Policies &
Procedures and are detailed here:
http://undergradcatalog.buffalo.edu/policies/course/obstruction.html
 Medical, Bereavement, Religious Observance or Athletic Absence Policy

A student may be justifiably absence from class due to illness, bereavement, religious observance or
participation in university athletics. For an absence to be excused for such a reason, the student is
responsible for notifying the instructor in writing with as much notice as possible and provide the proper
documentation. Failure to contact the instructor in a timely manner and provide the necessary
documentation with result in an unexcused absence. For more details, refer to the Universities'
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures:
http://undergradcatalog.buffalo.edu/policies/course/attendance.html

Assignments & Grading Policies

Pre Quiz (10%): A brief, mandatory assessment of your knowledge of information skills prior to taking
iLab.

Post Quiz (10%): A brief, mandatory assessment of your knowledge of information skills after taking
iLab.

8- PreWork Quizzes (10%): After viewing items in indicated weekly folders, you will be quizzed on your
knowledge of the content. Submit the day before your iLab class by 11:59pm in UBLearns.

7- Class Participation Assessments/Attendance (CPA) (10%): Assessments of how well youve mastered
the material and count as attendance for class that day. Submit by the end of class that day or 11:59pm
in UBLearns. Please refer to course schedule for details.

Group Outline (20%): First component of the Group Project. As a group you will outline your chosen
topic using the assigned formula in preparation for the Infographic & Works Cited. Submitted by ONE
member on behalf of the group in UBLearns.

Group Infographic & Works Cited (20%): Final component of the Group Project. As a group you will
create an infographic and accompanying works cited page using information compiled from Group
Outline. Submitted by ONE member on behalf of the group in UBLearns.

Individual Outline (20%): You will be crafting a research outline related to one of your final assignments
in ENG105.

You will be automatically assigned a team and topic for the Group Project. Your group will be assigned in
Week 4 with a broad topic and you are NOT allowed to change groups or topics.

Your group will narrow and focus on an aspect of your assigned topic and use it to create an
infographic. The infographic must be related to your topic. Your group must give more detail, expand,
and explore beyond the broad topic assigned. A summary of the topic is not acceptable.

During iLab classtime your group will have the opportunity to decide on the infographic topic and find
scholarly research that will support your topic. Therefore, you will have time to designate specific tasks
to each individual to assure the work is fairly distributed and each group member may highlight their
strengths. In Week 8 your group will have the entire class time devoted to creating the infographic. The
final group infographic will be uploaded into UBLearns and Digication by 11:59pm the night of your
iLab class.
 Final Percentage Grade Scale

100-95% A 75-73% C
94-90% A- 72-70% C-
89-86% B+ 69-66% D+
85-83% B 65-63% D
82-80% B- 62-60% D-
79-76% C+ 59-0% F

Late Assignment Policy

All assignments and projects must be submitted online (i.e. UBLearns and/or Digication) by the due date
indicated in the syllabus (11:59PM on the day of your iLab). Late submissions will not be accepted
resulting in a grade of 0 for that assignment.

Assignment Weights

Pre Quiz= 10% Group Infographic & Works Cited= 20%

Post Quiz= 10% Individual Outline= 20%
PreWork (8)= 10%
Class Participation Assessments (7)= 10%
Group Outline= 20%
 iLab Fall 2017 Schedule
Week Before Class In-class After Class
Number
1 View items in Week 1 folder:

28 Aug. - Review Syllabus & Review Syllabus & Schedule

1 Sept. Schedule
Create Digication ePortfolio
for the course
Watch:
Jeopardy

- Finding your Grades

- Create an ePortfolio in
Digication
- Setting Custom Permissions
in Digication

2 View items in Week 2 folder: CPA:

2 Sept. - Creative Commons Intro to Purdue OWL Copyright,

8 Sept. - Best Basic Resources Creative Commons search Plagiarism &
Searching for
Watch: Images

- Finding Books and Articles in Due in

the Library UBLearns by
- Copyright, Fair Use 11:59pm on
- Finding Images the day of iLab
- Finding Data

Complete before class:

iLab Week 2 PreWork

3 View items in Week 3 folder: CPA:

9 Sept. - iLab ePortfolio Collage Review Collage instructions iLab ePortfolio

15 Sept. specifications Collage Creation Collage
- How to Create an Account in
Canva Due in
- Self-Reflection questions Digication by
11:59pm on
day of iLab
Watch:

- Getting Started in Canva

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 3 PreWork
4 View items in Week 4 folder: CPA:

16 Sept. - Creating a Basic Search Assigning groups and topics Brainstorming

22 Sept. Strategy Introducing Group Project Worksheet
Brainstorming Topic
Watch: Due in
UBLearns at
- How to Find Your Group end of Class
- Working in Groups
- Narrowing a Topic Using
Mind Mapping
- Concept Mapping Your
Topic

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 4 PreWork

5 View items in Week 5 folder: CPA:

23 Sept. Watch: MLA Citation Style Practice Finalized Group

29 Sept. Use Brainstorming Worksheet topic and one
- Skimming a Scholarly Article to develop research question citation
- Creating a Research Search Academic Search
Question Complete Due in UBLearns
Learn to read a scholarly article at
Complete Before Class:
iLab Week 5 PreWork end of class

6 View items in Week 6 folder: CPA:

30 Sept. Watch: MLA Citation Style Practice Search Strategy

6 Oct. Worksheet
Advanced Database Searching
- What is a Library Database
- Scholarly vs. Popular Group completes Search Due in UBLearns
Sources Strategy Worksheet at end of class
- Creating a Search Strategy

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 6 PreWork

7 View items in Week 7 folder:

Group Outline
7 Oct. - th
MLA 8 edition guidelines MLA Citation Practice and MLA Quiz
13 Oct. in Purdue OWL Citation Generators: Use with
Caution Due in
Watch: Group Outline UBLearns
by 11:59pm on
- MLA 8th Edition day of iLab

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 7 PreWork
8 View items in Week 8 folder:

14 Oct. - Infographic Design Best MLA Citation Practice Group Infographic

20 Oct. Practices Group Infographic Assignment & Works Cited
review
Watch: Group work on assignment Due in UBLearns
& Digication by
- How to Save an 11:59pm on day
Infographic into a PDF of iLab
- How to Create a
Hanging Indent

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 8 PreWork

9 View items in Week 9 folder: CPA:

21 Oct. - The CRAAP Test MLA Citation Practice Plagiarism Quiz

27 Oct. - What is Plagiarism? Guide Searching Research Guides
Individual Outline Due in
Watch: UBLearns at
end of class
- The Cycle of
Information
- CRAAP Test videos

Complete Before Class:

iLab Week 9 PreWork

10 View items in Week 10 folder:

28 Oct. - iLab Individual Outline Individual Outline Workshop Individual

3 Nov. assignment submission Outline

Due in
UBLearns by
11:59pm on
day of iLab

Week 10 Quiz

Due in
UBLearns by
11:59pm on
day of iLab