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Santa Barbara City College

Information Literacy

Santa Barbara City College via California Community Colleges System

Overview

Information literacy is introduced and practiced. Topics include how information and misinformation are produced, valued, organized, shared or suppressed; the nature of research and finding information; notions of authority and credibility; and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning. Students critically analyze the information ecosystem and practice research skills. Satisfies SBCC Information Competency requirement.Hours: 18 (18 lecture)Transfer Information: CSU Transferable, UC TransferableSBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area FGrading Options: Pass/No Pass

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