Intro to College Writing @ Madison College
Introduces basic principles of composition, including organization, development, unity, and coherence in paragraphs and multi-paragraph documents.
Madison College Writing Center
- Writing Center WebsiteThe Writing Center’s primary mission is to help members of the Madison College community become more effective, confident, and successful writers.
ICW Library Core Competencies
**Note: There are multiple pages on this guide for core competencies.***
In addition to the general information literacy competencies for Madison College Libraries...
The ICW student will:
- be able to navigate the Library Home Page
- be aware of different types of information sources available
- identify keywords from a topic statement and and find synonyms for those keywords
- be able to execute simple searches in the Library Catalog
- be aware of other catalogs and opportunities for retrieving those materials through interlibrary loan
- know where to look for appropriate articles (often occupation-related research) from subscription databases
- know how to access Madison College Libraries subscription databases from off-campus
- know how to choose an appropriate database to conduct research on a topic
- be able to perform an effective search of a library database
- be able to scan citations for currency, authority, and related subjects
- know how to print, e-mail or save full-text documents from subscription databases
- be able to, at a basic level, analyze books, articles, or web sites for authority, bias, and currency
- be aware of appropriate citation management tools (e.g. Knightcite) to help create MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations
