Professional Practice: using Case Studies in Information Literacy Instruction Towards Career Readiness

• Britt Foster ^[1]
  1. [1] California State University, Fresno

     California State University, Fresno

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Information Literacy in the Workplace / Serap Kurbanoğlu (ed. lit.), Joumana Boustany (ed. lit.), Sonja Špiranec (ed. lit.), Esther S. Grassian (ed. lit.), Diane Mizrachi (ed. lit.), Loriene Roy (ed. lit.), 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-74333-2, págs. 119-127
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The potential of case-based learning, or the use of case studies for information literacy instruction is explored within the context of information literacy for workplace readiness. Taking a constructivist approach, students were asked to use their professional experience to analyze a case study for information needs and resources, and then create a recommendation based on this evaluation. Student learning was assessed through similar reflective prompts applied to their own wine business plan. Using qualitative content analysis, reflections demonstrated students were able to use diverse information sources to apply to complex information needs, mirroring the complex information environment of the modern workplace. Results indicate case-based learning has value for information literacy for career readiness.