MLIM 6025 Individual MLIM 6025 Individual AssignmentAssignment

Perceptions on Information Perceptions on Information literacy in the curriculum literacy in the curriculum of university graduates of university graduates

Phoebe Leung Hiu YuPhoebe Leung Hiu Yu

Importance of the studyImportance of the study

Information literacy Skills is a currency for youth Information literacy Skills is a currency for youth nowadays for their success on the study and nowadays for their success on the study and career developmentcareer development

However, the university students in Hong Kong However, the university students in Hong Kong nowadays are not equipped in skills in research nowadays are not equipped in skills in research and evaluating information. There is not much on and evaluating information. There is not much on information searching in university education. information searching in university education.

This study is aiming to investigate how the This study is aiming to investigate how the students think of the information literacy they students think of the information literacy they need, and its relationship with the university need, and its relationship with the university curriculum, in order to bring some insight to the curriculum, in order to bring some insight to the local universities in integrating information local universities in integrating information literacy education into the university curriculum literacy education into the university curriculum in the in the ““3-3-43-3-4””..

Data collection & analysisData collection & analysis Population: All year 3 students from a local Population: All year 3 students from a local

university (about 1200)university (about 1200) Stratified Sampling method: Choose 150 Stratified Sampling method: Choose 150

students (75 male and 75 female) randomly from students (75 male and 75 female) randomly from each faculty. each faculty.

1. Students to complete self-administered 1. Students to complete self-administered Questionnaires for students: Questionnaires for students: Questions on their Questions on their understanding on information literacy, their information searching understanding on information literacy, their information searching skills and behavior, their comments on courses of information literacy skills and behavior, their comments on courses of information literacy in curriculum in curriculum

2. Students are then Randomly select 9 students from 2. Students are then Randomly select 9 students from 3 different faculties in the university3 different faculties in the university

Data analysis: Descriptive statistics and Data analysis: Descriptive statistics and ANOVA and Content analysisANOVA and Content analysis