LIS 590: Directed Fieldwork

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Assignments & Grading

Overview •  Learning Objectives • Midterm Report
Narrative • Supervisor Evaluation
SharePoint Entry • Debrief • Grading

Overview

There are a number of deadlines during the quarter. Please contact me if you have any questions or if any conflicts occur.

Please supersede any delivery instructions on the forms with those here on the course site.

See the delivery mechanism associated with the assignments in the table below.

Assignment Name	Due Date	Deliver via
Assignment 1: Learning Objectives	Wednesday April 7	Collect It drop box
Assignment 2: Midterm Report	Friday April 30	Collect It drop box
Assignment 3: Narrative and final artifacts uploaded	Friday June 4	Collect It drop box
Assignment 4: Supervisor's Final Evaluation	Friday June 4	Email
DFW SharePoint entry	Any time during the quarter; complete by the end of your Fieldwork	DFW SharePoint Confirm via email
Debrief	Optional, as requested	In person or on via phone

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Assignment 1: Learning Objectives

Due Date:	Wednesday, April 7
Document:	Learning Objectives (word doc) Please refer to this sample learning objectives and references link
Deliver via	Submit via course Collect It drop box Revisions if necessary, will need to be resubmitted within 7 days. * Please send  a courtesy copy of your learning objectives to your mentor.

As you prepare your learning objectives agreement for your DFW, please note that the evidence/criteria for evaluation are the tangible ways you will be assessed to receive credit for your fieldwork.  In some cases, you may provide examples of your work (virtual reference question log, sample cataloging records, etc.).  In other cases, you may be producing a document or artifact for the project itself (reading list, workflow diagram, training guide). 
 
These are the so-called "artifacts" that you will upload as the evidential output of your fieldwork experience, and in combination with your narrative at the end of the quarter, will be the basis for my review for the grade.  Not every learning objective has a direct product or example, but overall, something tangible should result.  Not only does this provide a way to assess your success, but gives you a lasting example of your work to compliment your resume.

Sample learning objectives

Sample Artifacts from Learning Objectives

• Cataloging flow chart
• Information Literacy lesson plan
• Middle School reading list (part 1)
• Middle school reading list (part 2)
• Elementary school library lesson plan
• Public library health and medicine resource list
• Survey timeline
• Winter theme reading list

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Assignment 2: Midterm Report

Due Date:	Friday, April 30
Document:	Midterm Report ( word doc ) Instructions appear on this document
Deliver via	Submit via course Collect It drop box

Complete the midterm report with your supervisor and submit via Collect It drop box.  This is also an opportunity for you and your supervisor to make any mid-term corrections in learning objectives.  If you do make any adjustments to the learning objectives, please make sure I get a copy of the revisions.

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Assignment 3: Narrative and Artifacts

Due Date:	Friday, June 4
Document:	Narrative report and artifacts (see description below)
Deliver via	Submit via course Collect It drop box

Create a narrative document describing and reflecting upon your field work experience, upload your artifacts to an online delivery mechanism and provide the URL of your delivery mechanism as a comment when you submit your narrative in Collect It.  This report is for your instructor and is not shared with the supervisor (unless you choose to do so).

Instructions (also available as a WORD document)

Narrative

The narrative is both a descriptive and reflective response to your field work experience.  In a double-spaced document not to exceed four pages, report on your field work.  Begin the report with a brief (no more than several paragraphs) description regarding the host site and the work (tasks, projects) in which you engaged during your field work.  The rest of the report is a self-evaluation of and reflection on the experience.  Consider the following (not an exhaustive list):

• Your initial expectations and how things transpired in reality
•  Your performance over the course of the experience including your strengths and weaknesses
• Any issues that arose during the experience and how they were (or were not) resolved
• Value gained from the experience
• Coursework or experience you utilized (or wish you had) prior to the field work

Artifacts

Create an online delivery mechanism to collate and display your artifacts.  Submit the URL or other locator for your delivery mechanism as a comment when you submit your narrative to Collect It..  I will add the link to your student listing which is a secured site.

You may create a  simple webpage, a blog or other tool.  The artifacts are the deliverables related to your learning objectives described in your learning objective agreement.  You should include your learning objectives.  You may choose to keep a blog as an ongoing journal.   Think of how you would utilize this delivery mechanism as a showcase for potential employers and/or as support for your portfolio experience.

Sample artifacts displayed on a webpage    

http://fawnmcgee.googlepages.com/directedfieldwork
http://juliebowers.wordpress.com/usability/workflow/
ttp://sites.google.com/site/dfwholmanlibrary/Home  

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Assignment 4: Supervisor's Final Evaluation

Due Date:	Friday, June 4
Document:	Supervisor's Final Evaluation (word doc) Instructions appear on this document
Deliver via	Supervisor should submit evaluation via email to ngersh@uw.edu

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SharePoint entry

Due Date:	Any time during the quarter;  Complete by the end of your Fieldwork.
Document:	Create an entry for your site experience on the DFW SharePoint Instructions appear below
Deliver via	When complete, please drop me a note via email.

Instructions 

1. Go to Directed Fieldwork SharePoint . Use you full login as ischool\netid (utilizing your UW NetID). This is a secure site that only our iSchool students can access.

2. Select your site environment (Educational/Academic, Public, Corporate, Specialized (museum, archives, etc.)

3. Select NEW on the menu bar just above the content.

4. Add your information for your site.  The purpose is to briefly share your experiences and samples of your work with your peers.  You must choose the organization from an authority list, so if your organization is not in the list, contact me and I will add it.

5. Submit confirmation of completion via email.

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Debrief

I will review your narrative, artifacts and supervisor's evaluation and send you feedback.  You are welcome to meet with me to debrief after your fieldwork experience is complete.  This is optional.  If you would like to chat, please contact me to set up a time to meet or speak over the phone. 

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Grading

LIS 590 is a Credit/No Credit course. Students must successfully complete all assignments in order to receive credit for the course.

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