These programs should further academic excellence. Proposals may be received from a single campus, a multi-campus consortia, specialty centers and discipline councils. All proposals must have the capability to transfer to other campus settings. This should be a multi-year proposal that studies either freshmen or transfer students or both and continues with alumni and their employers. Based on the core competencies that the Information Competence Work Group has already developed, proposals in this category should further refine the list and turn it into measurable outcomes which can be used as indicators of success.
Proposals can be both general and discipline-specific.
Proposals can also develop model lists of information competence skills for students entering the university and for students graduating from the university. Model lists for K-14 will also be encouraged. A range of information competence skills, the ethical, legal and socio-political issues of information and media literacy are among the many elements that should be addressed in the programs. Projects submitted in this category should develop instructional tools such as workbooks for K-16 to assist faculty with the teaching of information competence. The project must be consistent with the goals of the Information Competence report.