Teaches information literacy and critical thinking skills and strategies. Explores the social, psychological, and physiological aspects of living in an information-saturated society. Covers disinformation, algorithmic bias, the attention economy, digital polarization, fact-checking, and strategies for discovering, evaluating, and citing reliable and diverse sources of information. This honors course provides enhanced academic rigor with demands that exceed those of a standard version of the course. Honors section highlights student research and the construction of an annotated citation list. May be offered in a distance-learning format. Limitation on enrollment: Honors standing required. Acceptance into the Honors Transfer Program is required to register for this course. See details at go.cabrillo.edu/honors or call (831) 477-3505. CAB GE E (Beg. F'21).
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