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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
“Define Citizenship”
Online Dictionaries
-Dictionary.com
-Bartelby.com
-MerriamWebster.com
Embellish or strengthen
Internet Search Engines
Type in Citizenship…
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.
Type in Citizenship…
Type in Citizenship…
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
Internet Search Engines
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
“Define Citizenship”
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
Internet Search Engines
Definitions
“Official definition” of citizenship www.INS.gov
Misc. Internet
Government Websites
Possible links from other pages
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
Internet Search Engines
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
Online Encyclopedias
Definitions
Basic meaning of citizenship
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
Online Encyclopedias
Student K
Find a literal definition of citizenship
Definitions
Online Dictionary
Dictionary.com
Dictionaries
Internet Search Engines
Type in Citizenship…
Read through some of the web results to get a better idea of the meaning and recent happenings involving citizenship
Background Information
Online Encyclopedias
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
Government web sites
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Review definitions of citizenship from United States and other countries
Government web sites
Citizenship and Immigration Services site for another country (other than the U.S.)
Find a solid definition of citizenship
Definitions
Student N
Encyclopedias
Definitions
Basic meaning of citizenship
Online Encyclopedias
Internet Search Engines
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
Possible links from other pages
Legal
Different types of citizenship
Misc. Internet
Different types of citizenshipLegal Web sites -unspecified
Student P