Ballantine Books, 1991. Recommended Text Christine A. Hunt and Thomas Huckin. The New Century Handbook. Allyn and Bacon, 1999. This three credit course is designed for social science students who would like to improve their library research skills and broaden their understanding of the contribution of intellectual history to the social sciences.
Emphasis is placed on non quantitative, cross disciplinary research, reading, and writing.
Course Objectives To discover information sources in the social sciences that are available in print and electronically in the Marriott Library and research centers throughout the world. To develop writing skills and to encourage an understanding of the writing process by cultivating the ability to gather and apply information to specific problem solving tasks. To improve computer literacy skills and to encourage an understanding of online search strategies and techniques by cultivating the ability to research, read, and write social science literature. To explore the importance of biographical and intellectual history and philosophy to modern social science. To understand academic disciplinary boundaries and cross disciplinary work in the social sciences.