Curriculum Review

Role of the Committee:

The Teaching and Learning Committee serves as the curriculum review committee for all credit courses offered by the Libraries as part of the Information Studies curriculum.  For more information, see:

Committee documents:

• Overview of the Libraries Curricular Approval Process
• Course Proposal Form
• Syllabus Template
• Criteria for Judging Course Proposals

Policies, Manuals and Guides:

• OSU Libraries Policy for Teaching Credit Courses
• OSU Curriculum Handbook, IV. Courses and Curricula
• Arts and Sciences Curriculum Manual, Individual Course Requests
• Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning

Curricular Goals:

The OSU Libraries Information Studies curriculum focuses on information use, design, access, and policy issues and is multidisciplinary in nature.  Students will:

• Understand and apply research methods to investigate questions related to the major area of study and interdisciplinary questions.
• Understand the economic, social, legal, political, and strategic value, and the ethical use of, information.
• Learn and apply critical thinking skills related to developing effective search strategies and evaluation of information resources.
• Learn about special collections and archives, the history and culture of the book and other media, access tools, and management issues.
• Learn effective strategies for knowledge management.