Getting On Board: The Role and Design of the Transition Course for Graduate Study
Type of Presentation
Panel (1 hour and 15 minutes presentation total for two or more presenters)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 217
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
In this session, attendees will learn about the importance of the transition or leveling course for students prior to entering graduate studies. Many students seek graduate study years after their last academic degree and, more often than not, as a way to initiate a career change. Their information literacy skills are, however, out-of-date. The transition course, as will be shown, presents an opportunity to remediate library and writing skills; this can lead to increased success in a graduate program.
Keywords
Transition course, Graduate studies, Information literacy, Library skills, Writing skills
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Palmer, Laura and Sledd, Erin, "Getting On Board: The Role and Design of the Transition Course for Graduate Study" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 63.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/63
Getting On Board: The Role and Design of the Transition Course for Graduate Study
Room 217
See presentation description.
