Seminar in Urban Information Resources

Course Description: This upper division undergraduate research seminar provides an opportunity for participants to develop an assessment on the character and quality of informational resources available to residents of Philadelphia and other urban centers. As a community service learning course, this research activity will be conducted in cooperation with teachers and students at West Philadelphia High School . Each seminar participant will produce a final report reflecting his or her individual interest and enterprise. Student performance will be evaluated periodically on the basis of written and oral reports. Ten percent of the final grade will be based on an assessment…