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BACKGROUND:
Class
Politics 332
Lecturer
Prof: C. Africa
Number of Students
45
Date
20 September 2017
Time
11:30 – 12:30
Frame
Scholarship as a Conversation

ASSIGNMENT 1:
Conduct a review of the literature on democracy, with a particular focus on the South African context.
I am Economic and Management Sciences Faculty Librarian at the University of the Western Cape and I have been requested by a Lecturer from Political Science Studies to conduct training with Politics 332 students. I had 2 sessions with the students, the first session covered the following: 
  • Identify information need
  • Evaluate databases and other information resources
  • Set up search strategies and use various search techniques
  • Formulate search strings based on your own research assignment
  • Identify relevant material types
  • Undertake critical evaluation of your sources
  • Search more efficiently on the internet
  • Avoid plagiarism

Their assignment requires them to:
·         Locate at least five academic sources on democracy. Discuss the insight that their material provides in terms of understanding why some support democracy or and others do not;
·         Locate at least five media articles (search for them online using the Mail & Guardian website, IOL and news24) which discuss satisfaction  and;
·         Interview 10 South Africans over the age of 18 years (they may interview people that they know).
RESEARCH INSTRUCTIONS:
For your research project you need to gather data to answer one of the following research questions:
·         Do South Africans support democracy?
·         How satisfied are South Africans with the state of democracy in the country?
·         Are South Africans confident that democracy will endure in the country?
Develop a research instrument consisting of five open-ended questions which will enable to you to gain insight to answer the research question you have chosen.


LESSON PLAN

This is a second session with POL 332 students:

 LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students recognize the discipline-specific resources available in their field and can articulate the factors that influence their ability to participate in scholarly conversation.
ACTIVITIES
·         Librarian will bring 3 index cards for students to conduct a literature search for one of the given research questions using different information sources i.e. interviews, journal articles, and newspaper sources
·         Librarian will divide students into 3 groups
·         Students will brainstorm and map their search terms for finding information and drafting questionnaires for their interviews
·         Students will collate the information and alternate groups every 15 minutes to participate in all 3 groups.
·         Librarian will give feedback of the process showing the dispositions of contributing to scholarly conversation; and ask students to comment if they understand the responsibility that comes with entering to the conversation though participatory channels.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
·         Recognize the broad range of information sources
·         Exhibit mental flexibility
·         Value the contributions of others
·         Identify the contribution that particular articles, newspaper or scholarly interviews make to disciplinary knowledge.

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Dispositions or attitudes addressed by lesson:
  • Question the origin and context of information they find to determine its suitability to meet the information need
  • Be persistent, adaptable and flexible
  • Recognise the broad range of information sources
  • Participate in the scholary conversation on online platforms using the language of the disciplines
  • Maintain an open mind when encountereing different perspectives
  • Seek help when needed
  • Give credit to the original ideas of other through proper attribution and citation

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