EC Information Literacy - Wow, Kidding!

[malcs]

Tonight I figured I better make some progress on this, so I logged into the course. I did half of it in 20 minutes. 8 week course, what? If this takes you 8 weeks, then a single ECE will take you twelve months.


I can't believe that my graduation was about to be held up by this course!

Much of the information is outdated as well. Comments about starting your search at the local library, and working your way out to the web? It very much has a librarian's point of view. I start with a web search, and find a decent primary source article, then I guess I might have to go to my library's paid-for access to get to the actual article.

Comments about a very small part of the web being indexed. Well, funny how a simple artlicle on my rarely accessed web server ends up on google in a day or so. I would argue this one.

What is with the dead-ended navigation that leaves you without a forward button to the next section? What is with some sections having quizzes and some not? Why does it not show you what you have completed, and end up sending you back to a section that you already finished?

I guess that I should be glad that I got a credit for doing nothing, but maybe $50 would be a more appropriate fee!

This exam is uncharacteristic of the overall Excelsior experience.

End of Rant!

[retake]

It's only a one credit course. Many colleges have a similar requirement that's just as easy. I went to University of Wisconsin for a couple of semesters after I finished high school and there was a requirement called "Library Literacy". My English professor made it clear that we would have to complete it by the end of our senior year or we wouldn't be able to graduate.

I don't think that the simple completion of this course means that online college leads to a watered-down education. It's just one of those stupid formalities. I doubt Excelsior's three credit courses are this simple.

[malcs]

It's only a one credit course. Many colleges have a similar requirement that's just as easy. I went to University of Wisconsin for a couple of semesters after I finished high school and there was a requirement called "Library Literacy". My English professor made it clear that we would have to complete it by the end of our senior year or we wouldn't be able to graduate.

I don't think that the simple completion of this course means that online college leads to a watered-down education. It's just one of those stupid formalities. I doubt Excelsior's three credit courses are this simple.

Good points. I suppose the real annoyance with this test was the amount of money, and the having to beg to get into it since it is only offered every few months. I was then told that a good student could work through it in a couple of days.

One more credit out of the way!