TUGASAN / ASSIGNMENT (70%)
SEMESTER JANUARY 2024
KOD SUBJEK : UCS105
TAJUK SUBJEK : INFORMATION LITERACY & RESEARCH SKILLS
2
PERINGKAT : IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA / BACHELOR
NAMA PELAJAR : BERNARDINE PHYLLIS ANAK PHILL FRANES
NOMBOR MATRIK : E 30401210008
PROGRAM : BACHELOR
FASILITATOR AKADEMIK :
PUSAT PEMBELAJARAN : FULLY ONLINE
ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR
1) Answer ALL questions/Jawab SEMUA soalan.
2) Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Student must submit this assignment to the Turnitin link
that has been prepared. Action will be taken on students found to have committed
plagiarism/Plagiat adalah dilarang sama sekali. Pelajar harus menghantar tugasan ini ke
pautan Turnitin yang telah disediakan. Tindakan akan diambil ke atas pelajar yang
dibuktikan melakukan plagiat.
3) This assignment carries 70% from the overall marks of this subject/Tugasan ini membawa
70% dari jumlah keseluruhan markah gred akhir.
4) Please read the instructions carefully/Sila baca arahan dengan teliti.
.
5) This assignmet must be submitted BEFORE or BY 25 MARCH 2024/Tugasan ini mesti
dihantar SEBELUM atau PADA 25 MAC 2024
THERE ARE NINE (9) PRINTED PAGES, INCLUDING THIS PAGE/TERDAPAT SEMBILAN (9)
HALAMAN BERCETAK, TERMASUK HALAMAN INI
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
QUESTION 1
a) Define the Information Literacy by American Library Association (2006).
According to the American Library Association, "Information literacy is a set of abilities
requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate,
evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.' Traditionally, Literacy means the
ability to read and write. But there seems to be various types of literacy. Such as audiovisual
literacy, print literacy, computer literacy, media literacy, web literacy, technical literacy,
functional literacy, library literacy and information literacy etc. Nominal and active literacy
too focuses on making people aware to read and write in their day to day activities.
Information literacy is quite different to the above. It is a combination of all these concepts
but goes beyond them. Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve,
analyze, and use information. The twenty-first centaury has been named the information era,
owing to the explosion of information and the information sources. One cannot achieve the
study target without practicing special information literacy skills. In other words information
literacy skills empower the people with the critical skills which will help them to become
independent life long learners. These skills will enable people to apply their knowledge from
the familiar environment to the unfamiliar. Due to information explosion it has become
increasingly clear that students cannot learn everything they need to know in their field of
study, within a few years, at school or the university. Information literacy equips them with
the critical skills necessary to become independent lifelong learners. As the American Library
Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy explains. "Ultimately,
information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They know how to learn
because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information, and how to use
information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for
lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any task or
decision at hand.
b) Discuss four (4) benefits of Information Literacy in community.
c) List and explain briefly each of the 5 components of Information Literacy (IL).
[10 Marks]
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QUESTION 2
Define the following:
a) Media literacy
b) Computer literacy
c) Information path
d) Boolean operators
e) Tertiary source
f) Truncation
g) Citation
h) Fast reading
i) Bibliography
j) Plagiarism
[10 Marks]
QUESTION 3
a) Elaborate three (3) categories of Information Resources.
b) List down two (2) examples for each category of Information Resources.
[10 Marks]
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QUESTION 4
Imagine that you are an Information Specialist, you are required to design Information
Literacy programmes within a community setting. Discuss at least 2 programmes that are
useful to the community.
Instructions:
1. Cite at least 3 academic journals.
2. Download, read and understand the information resources from AeU Knowledge
Centre (Library).
3. Write up must be in essay format.
4. Your write up must include in-text citations and annotated bibliography using the
American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition referencing style for all
references.
[10 Marks]
QUESTION 5
Evaluate THREE (3) different Information Sources based on five (5) evaluation criteria:
Currency; Relevance; Authority; Accuracy and Purpose.
Instructions:
1. Find a topic that related to our interest/hobbies/daily routine for example reading
novels.
2. Find THREE (3) different sources (web, print, scholarly journals, magazines, etc) to
be evaluated.
3. Screenshot the first page of all information sources.
4. Evaluate THREE (3) sources and describe your processes for finding and evaluating
the sources.
5. Explain why each source passed evaluation or was rejected.
6. Write the annotated bibliography using APA 7th edition.
[10 Marks]
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QUESTION 6
Image A
A Facebook post from the Ministry of Health Malaysia on 27 August 2020.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/kementeriankesihatanmalaysia/posts/10157326939301237/
Fake news is pervasive, and with the existence of social media, it spreads even faster.
Describe and elaborate on the key evaluation criteria that should be used to assess the quality
and effectiveness of Image A in a professional context. Provide specific examples and discuss
their significance in the evaluation process.
(10 marks)
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QUESTION 7
American Psychological Association (APA): Referencing style.
a) Write the correct APA 7th edition referencing style for the information in Figure A.
Title: Information literacy competence in curtailing fake news about the COVID-19
pandemic among undergraduates in Nigeria.
Journal title: Reference Services Review
Authors: Magnus Osahon Igbinovia; Omorodion Okuonghae; John Oluwaseye
Adebayo.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited.
Volume: 49
Number: 1
Year of publication: 2021
Pagination: 3-18
Doi: 10.1108/RSR-06-2020-0037
Figure A
[5 Marks]
b) Describe in detail two (2) ways to avoid plagiarism when preparing your academic
writings.
[5 Marks]
END OF ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
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VERSI BAHASA MALAYSIA
JAWAB SEMUA SOALAN
SOALAN 1
a) Nyatakan definisi Literasi Maklumat menurut Persatuan Perpustakaan Amerika (2006).
b) Bincangkan empat (4) kepentingan Literasi Maklumat kepada komuniti.
c) Senarai dan bincangkan dengan ringkas 5 komponen Literasi Maklumat.
[10 Markah]
SOALAN 2
Nyatakan definisi bagi perkataan-perkataan di bawah:
a) Literasi media
b) Literasi komputer
c) Information path
d) Pengendali Boolean
e) Sunber Tertier
f) Pemangkasan
g) Sitasi
h) Cepat membaca
i) Bibliografi
j) Plagiat
[10 Marks]
SOALAN 3
a) Huraikan tiga (3) kategori sumber maklumat.
b) Senaraikan dua (2) contoh bagi setiap kategori sumber maklumat.
[10 Marks]
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SOALAN 4
Bayangkan anda adalah seorang Pakar Maklumat. Anda dikehendaki mereka bentuk program
literasi maklumat untuk komuniti. Bincangkan sekurang-kurangnya dua (2) program yang
bermanfaat untuk komuniti sejagat.
Arahan:
1. Nyatakan sekurang-kurangnya 3 rujukan daripada jurnal akademik.
2. Muat turun, baca dan fahami bahan rujukan yang sahih daripada AeU Knowledge
Centre (Perpustakaan).
3. Penulisan mestilah di dalam bentuk esei.
4. Sila sertakan sitasi di dalam teks dan sertakan sumber rujukan dengan menggunakan
gaya APA edisi ke-7 untuk kesemua bahan rujukan.
[10 Markah]
SOALAN 5
Nilaikan TIGA (3) Sumber Maklumat yang berbeza berdasarkan lima (5) kriteria penilaian
seperti kekinian, kaitan, kekuasaan, ketepatan dan tujuan.
Arahan:
1. Cari satu topik yang berkaitan dengan minat/hobi/rutin harian kita, contohnya membaca
novel.
2. Cari TIGA (3) sumber maklumat yang berbeza (laman sesawang, buku, jurnal ilmiah,
majalah dan sebagainya) untuk dinilai.
3. Lampirkan skrin halaman pertama bagi kesemua sumber maklumat.
4. Nilaikan TIGA (3) sumber dan huraikan proses pencarian sumber maklumat anda dan
nilaikan kesemua sumber maklumat tersebut.
5. Terangkan mengapa setiap sumber maklumat lulus penilaian atau ditolak.
6. Sila sertakan sumber rujukan mengikut APA edisi ke-7.
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SOALAN 6
Imej A
Hantaran Facebook daripada Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia pada 27 Ogos 2020
Sumber:
https://www.facebook.com/kementeriankesihatanmalaysia/posts/10157326939301237/
Penyebaran berita plasu adalah meluas dan dengan kewujudan media sosial, ia tersebar
dengan lebih pantas.
Terangkan dan kembangkan kriteria-kriteria penilaian utama yang patut digunakan untuk
menilai kualiti dan keberkesanan Imej A dalam konteks profesional. Berikan contoh-contoh
yang spesifik dan bincangkan kepentingan mereka dalam proses penilaian
(10 markah)
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SOALAN 7
American Psychological Association (APA): Gaya Rujukan.
a) Tuliskan gaya rujukan APA edisi ke-7 yang betul bagi maklumat dalam Rajah A.
Tajuk: Information literacy competence in curtailing fake news about the COVID-19
pandemic among undergraduates in Nigeria.
Tajuk Jurnal: Reference Services Review
Penulis: Magnus Osahon Igbinovia; Omorodion Okuonghae; John Oluwaseye Adebayo.
Penerbit: Emerald Publishing Limited.
Jilid: 49
Nombor: 1
Tahun penerbitan : 2021
Muka surat: 3-18
Doi: 10.1108/RSR-06-2020-0037
Figure A
[5 Marks]
b) Terangkan secara terperinci dua (2) cara untuk mengelakkan plagiat semasa menyediakan
penulisan akademik..
[5 Markah]
SOALAN TUGASAN TAMAT
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