IBC 101 Exercise 2

1.What is the information literacy skill?

The information literacy skill is the learning process to seek for the information we always need in everyday life. For example: Which type of cars should I buy? How to do the homework? The information can help us to find the solutions to the problems we have.

The people who have information literacy skill are those who have ability to:

· identify what is the problem and what information is needed
· know how to seek for the information, have strategies to seek for the information
· be able to locate and access to the source of information
· use the information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
· put all information together by writing outline
· evaluate the sources critically to find the best source for the topic

The information literacy skill is very important because there is a lot of information in all formats. And not all information is created equal as some are out of date, misleading or false. Therefore, having the ability to find, understand, evaluate and use the information in various forms can greatly help us to save time to find the best information for personal, social or global purposes.

2.What is SQRW?

SQRW is a strategy for reading and taking notes from text books. Each letter stands for one step in the strategy. Using SQRW will help me to understand what I read and to prepare written record of what I learned.

S: Servey

To survey a chapter, read the title, introduction, headings and the summary or conclusion

Q: Question

We need to have questions in our mind as we read. Questions give us a purpose for reading and help us to stay focused on the reading assignment. We can use the words, who, what, where, why or how to form the question for each idea.

R: Read

Read the information that follows each heading to find the answer to each question we formed. When we do this, we can decide if we need to change a question or turn it into several questions to be answered. Stay focused and flexible so we can gather as much information as we need to answer each question.

W: Write

Write each question and its answer down. Reread the answers to check if they are legible and contains all the needed information.

3.Use Big 6 skills (step 1-6) of the topic you know best.

Step 1. Define problems, information requirement
Sales Techniques
Step 2. Info seeking strategies
By using the search engine: using keywords like: sales skills, sales technique.
Step 3. Location and access

Internet, books
Step 4. Use info
Step 5. Synthesis: putting it all together
• Write about this topic by writing outline
• Sales Technique
1. Application base selling techniques

2. Prospect qualifications
3. Pre call planing
Step 6. Evaluation
• Compare the best source of this topic

References:

www.sdst.org/shs/library/infolit.html
www.noodletools.com/debbie/.../information/.../infolit1.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy
http://www.education.com/reference/article/SQRW-reading-taking-notes-textbooks/
http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/studying/40/a-strategy-for-reading-textbooks/