Issues in the Implementation of an Information-Gathering Competency Requirement in Business.

Jacobson, Frances F.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Issues in the Implementation of an Information-Gathering Competency Requirement in Business.

Jacobson, Frances F.

Research Strategies, v5 n1 p18-28 Win 1987

Describes the development and design of an undergraduate course which utilized a marketing principles class to teach students information gathering techniques as part of a college wide competency requirement. The materials and procedures used, roles of instructors and librarians in the course, and evaluation of the project are discussed. (CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Education, College Curriculum, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Utilization, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies, Library Instruction, Research Skills, Research Tools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers; Teachers; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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