Learning Outcomes for this Module 

• LO1: Define important concepts such as: authority, peer review, bias, point of view, editorial process, purpose, audience, information privilege and more.
• LO2: Critically assess information sources in pursuit of various purposes.
• LO3: Ask thoughtful questions.
• LO4: Turn questions into strategies for retrieving a variety of information sources.
• LO5: Annotate and cite information sources accurately and ethically.
• LO6: Reflect upon your own research process.

Tools

What You’ll Need	What We Used
site for hosting final assignment document	Dropbox
site for submission of student work	Dropbox

How to Credit Us

Except where otherwise noted, the lesson plans on this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. 

To credit us for this module/lesson plan, cite the following: 

Newman, J., Ward, S.K.L. (2025, July 14). LIBR 100 Final Reflection. LIBR 100 OER. https://lib100oer.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2025/07/14/libr-100-final-reflection/

Final reflection questions

This course is about the process of research, rather than the product. In keeping with that, this assignment is to reflect upon your own learning in this course. This is not an evaluation of the course content or instruction, rather we want you to think deeply about what you have learned and how you might apply that knowledge. Do not use AI to answer these questions! We want to hear your thoughts about your own learning.

Below is a list of questions we would like you to answer. You can also view/download a Microsoft Word version at this Dropbox link.

1. Discuss your experiences learning about the research process in this class and how this work fits in with your experiences at [institution]. 
2. Tell us something you learned in this class that you can apply now or in the future. 
3. Was the course material what you expected it to be? What is something you would have liked to do in this course that we didn’t cover? 
4. Revisit your Padlet post from Orientation Part 5, in which you discussed your goal(s) for this course. What did you expect to learn from this course?  Did you meet your goal(s)? Tell us why or why not.  
5. Revisit your definition of “research” from your blog post in Orientation Part 6. Would you define the word differently today? (This is not a trick question. It’s okay to say your answer would be the same if that’s the case) 
6. In Orientation Part 7, we had you submit a document via Dropbox. In that document you shared a “rule” you had learned about research. Do you still believe this rule to be true? Do you think about it any differently after this course?
7. Has your work on our class activities changed the way you think about or approach research? Please describe. 

How to submit your final reflection

You have 3 options for how you can format and submit your answers. CHOOSE ONE of the following:

1. Type out and submit your answers at [Dropbox link] by [due date].
2. Have a conversation with one of your instructors about these questions in a videoconference on Zoom. Fifteen-minute appointments are available [dates]
   • [Sign-up link to meet with professors]
3. Create a short video or voice memo in which you answer these questions, and submit it via the [Dropbox link] by [due date]. You can record yourself in any way that is available to you and that you can share with us electronically. Be sure to answer all 7 of the questions above.

Reminder

***The final assignment, worth 20 points, is also due on the same date.***