Our Challenge – The Assignment Students are asked to find information on an issue with a global...

Our Challenge – The Assignment

• Students are asked to find information on an issue with a global perspective. The example used was CITIZENSHIP.

• The students recorded where they would begin a search, what paths they would take, and what sources they would use in their investigations. We converted these textual explanations into graphical info-paths to better understand their current logic.

Dictionaries

Establish a personal definition of citizenship

Define Citizenship

Personal Interviews

Type in Citizenship…

DefinitionsFigure out which countries have the most citizens and which have the least

Dictionary-not specified

Library-not specified

Library

Internet -not specified

Personal Interviews- not specified

Examine reasons why someone may want to pledge citizenship in a country other

than the one they currently reside in

Statistical

Geographic

Motives

Student A

Internet Search Engines

Misc. Internet

Dictionaries

Written Definition of Citizenship

Personal Interviews

B

Dictionary-not specified

Personal Interviews- People who are or have been citizens of other

countries

Establish how other people define citizenship

Student B

Definitions

Personal Interviews

C

Friend who is in the process of acquiring citizenship

Establish how other people define citizenship

Primary Documents

Friend’s paperwork, regulations, and statiscs

International Affairs Office on Campus

Agencies/Departments

International Visa Office

Facts about citizenship

Why is it difficult to gain citizenship

Student C

Definitions

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia - unspecified

Definitions

Basic meaning of citizenship

Library-unspecified

Library

Internet

Information about Citizenship

Search for journals, books, and articles

More Information about Citizenship

Search for specific related books

Other Libraries - unspecified UCF Libraries-

Catalog, Databases

Student E

Library

UCF Libraries-

Catalog, Databases

Library

UCF Libraries-

Catalog, Databases

Review several definitions of the word “citizenship”

Definitions

Dictionaries

“Define Citizenship”

Print Dictionaries -personal


Online Dictionaries

-Dictionary.com

-Bartelby.com

-MerriamWebster.com

Embellish or strengthen



Type in Citizenship… Check for academic works that are recent, classic or avant-guard.

See what pops up for the term itself

UCF Library

Library

Databases

Look for social Science Articles.



Possible links from other pages

Student F

eGov Sites & UN sites

Misc. Internet

Type in Citizenship…Look at some articles? and go from there

Misc. Internet

Government sites

Exploratory

Student G

American government online?

Narrow topic


Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Online Encyclopedias

Follow Wikipedia’s ‘useful list of links’ for further information on specific issues of interest of citizenship

Online Dictionaries

-Dictionary.com


Immigration and naturalization procedures

Rights and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens

U.S. constitution and the Bill of Rights, along with the writings of the Founding Fathers


Definitions

“Official definition” of citizenship www.INS.gov

Misc. Internet

Government Websites


Library

Library - unspecified

Philosophy of Citizenship

Plato’s Republic

Information Source - unspecified

Email scholar in South Africa?

Student I

Find a literal definition of citizenship

Definitions

Print Dictionary

(American Heritage)

Dictionaries

Misc. Internet

Government web sites

Look for ways different countries define citizenship and what kind of procedures people are put through to achieve citizenship

Definitions


Geographic

Personal Accounts

Blogs/Online Journals/Forums

UCF Library

Library

Databases,

CatalogLook for newspaper/magazine/journal articles and/or books on the subject for more factual and statistical information

Legal

If useful information was found, attempt an online interview with the poster or ask

permission to use their information

Student J

Encyclopedias


Definitions


Personal Accounts

UCF Library

Library

Look for scholarly articles to lend a more objective stance

Databases

Misc. Internet

Government web sites -unspecified

Personal stories, opinions, theories about citizenship

Views or experiences with citizenship programs

Personal Accounts

Views or experiences with citizenship programs

Interview Random people

Personal interviews

Government websites would be helpful to balance out personal stories


Student K

Find a literal definition of citizenship

Definitions

Online Dictionary

Dictionary.com

Dictionaries



Read through some of the web results to get a better idea of the meaning and recent happenings involving citizenship

Background Information


Encyclopedia - unspecified

UCF Library

Library

Databases

Look at some articles

Exploratory

Look up information

Personal Accounts

Speak to people who are knowledgeable in the profession

Personal Accounts

Personal interviews

Student L

Geographic

Definitions

Online Dictionary

Webster.com (“”has the most current definitions available)

Dictionaries

Misc. Internet


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Review definitions of citizenship from United States and other countries


Citizenship and Immigration Services site for another country (other than the U.S.)

Find a solid definition of citizenship

Definitions

Student N

Encyclopedias

Definitions




Search for “Citizenship laws of America”…

Online Dictionary

Dictionary.com

Dictionaries

Hopefully link to “an official U.S. website that is a reliable source for clearly defining the laws in America”

Misc. Internet

Government web sites - unspecifed

…further my background of the word citizenship


Legal

Different types of citizenship

Misc. Internet

Different types of citizenshipLegal Web sites -unspecified

Student P

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