INFO 420W - Critical Information Literacy and the Discourses of Reparations

1. Demonstrate an ability to accurately describe and analyze the debates and evidence around various reparations cases, from the United States and across the globe, using the techniques and theory of discourse analysis and critical information literacy which consider the historical and cultural background of the participants.
2. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate knowledge of the relevant Reparations case studies through discussion questions, essays and class presentations.
3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively plan and conduct research on the reparations debate specifically by conducting a critical discourse analysis comparison study of keywords used in news sources, and their social media comments, and keywords and search terms used in the scholarly literature.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of how individuals, and communities can effectively create change both in the level of discourse and action around the issues of reparations at the individual local and global levels.
5. Communicate in writing, knowledge of the reparations debate within specific contexts and for specific audiences by writing a series of case analyses which include a scaffolded process of writing and revising outlines, and drafts though a formal peer review process. .
6. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about the research process, including database search strategies, webs search strategies, and the evaluation of popular, scholarly, primary and secondary sources by completing an annotated bibliography on a reparations topic.

1. Analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.
    

1. Use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
2. Describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
3. Identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.
    

1. Complete a variety of reading and writing tasks that incorporate subject-matter knowledge;
2. Adjust their writing for different audiences, showing awareness of expectations for academic writing in general and adhering to discipline-specific conventions when appropriate;
3. Demonstrate critical thinking and logical reasoning, including strategies common in a discipline, in the development and organization of ideas in written texts;
4. Take into account multiple perspectives and key disciplinary concepts when presenting their ideas in writing;
5. Revise their writing in response to feedback in order to improve idea development, clarity, coherence, and correctness.