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The Research Information Technology CourseThe Research Information Technology course (RIT) [http://www.calvin.edu/academic/rit/], is a one-credit course required of all students. First year students and transfer students must take this course during their first or second semester at Calvin. Students in English 101 must have completed this course or be currently enrolled in RIT to enroll in English 101 because it is in RIT that they learn about academic research methods and how to use the digital research tools at the Hekman library. When the ad hoc RIT committee contemplated the role of RIT in Calvin's curriculum, it concluded that a hub-and-spoke model would serve the College best. In this model, the RIT course serves as the hub, providing instruction in fundamental concepts of research and information technology. The instruction in the disciplines expands and extends RIT instruction, paying particular attention to the research demands and expectations of particular fields. Over the course of the semester, RIT students learn through plenary sessions, breakout sessions lead by faculty from across the disciplines, tutorials, and workshops that are lead by library staff. Students read an on-line RIT textbook as well. RIT covers the following material:
The RIT committee is very interested in hearing feedback to this schedule and to the material covered in the RIT course. Please give your feedback either to the Director of English 101 or directly to Glenn Remelts, Director of the Hekman Library. |
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