Abstract
Librarians are regularly working to understand how students make decisions around information use to inform the development of more relevant learning activities. The more relevant the activities when students are learning any new skill, the more likely they are to understand the task and incorporate the learning into future design decisions and writing. The need to build connections and understanding is critical in adoption of information literacy. In this study, the researcher analyzed the transcript from an end of semester focus group with students in a design class about their information use during the semester project. The transcript was analyzed using deductive thematic analysis while simultaneously staying open to emergent codes.
Keywords
information user, undergraduate, focus group, information synthesis, qualitative, thematic analysis
Date of this Version
5-10-2017
Recommended Citation
Van Epps, Amy S., "Information use in design: what should we be teaching?" (2017). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 179.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/179
Comments
Author final draft submitted to QQML 2017.