M Z U Z U  U N I V E R S I T Y

Department of Information Sciences

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Masters of Library and Information

Course                        :           Information Behaviour and Literacy Education

Course Code              :           MLIS

Assignment                :           4

Cohort                        :           7

Semester                    :           9

Instructor                  :           Prof. Winner Chawinga

Weight of project      :           5 out of 100

Date issued                :           26^th December, 2025

Due date                     :           4^th December, 2025

Task

Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education by the Association of College and Research Libraries serve as guidelines or framework for faculty, librarians, and others in developing local methods for measuring student learning in the context of an institution’s unique mission.

Contextualise these standards to the students doing the following programmes:

 

    i.        Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery                :        Group 1

   ii.        Bachelor of Communication and Information Technology:     Group 2

 iii.        Bachelor of Library and Information Science:       Group 3

 iv.        Bachelor of Theology and Religious Studies    :        Group 4

   v.        Bachelor of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences     :        Group 5

Instructions:

Choose a level of your choice because this will have implications when instruction/requirement on slide 7.

Slides 1 – 2           :       Brief discussion of the characteristics of the                                                              students 

 Slide 3 and 6        :      Applying the competence standards focusing on                                                       standards,   performance indicators, and outcomes

Slide 7                  :     Discussion of the standards that are very critical for                                                  these particular students and why?

Slide 8                  :     Evidence in form of a screenshot about the online                                                    participation of  all  group members 

You will make the presentation during the lecture of 4^th December, 2025 at 2 pm. You will upload the presentation on your individual blogs immediately after the presentation.  

Distribution of the groups

For queries, email:  chawinga.w@mzuni.ac.mw

 

                                               Mzuzu University

                                Department of Information Sciences 

                               Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 

Masters of Library and Information

Course                :        Information Behaviour and Literacy Education

Course Code       :        MLIS

Assignment        :        3

Cohort                :        7

Semester            :        9

Instructor           :        Prof. Winner Chawinga

Weight of project :        20 out of 100

Date issued         :        6^th November, 2025

Due date            :        13^th November, 2025  

Task

Research and prepare a presentation on the following Information Behaviour models:

    1.  Second Wilson Model   :        Group 1   

   2. Krikelas Model            :        Group 2

       3. Ellis Model                  :        Group 3

   4. Kulthau Model            :        Group 4

      5. Leckie Model               :        Group 5

    6. First Wilson Model       :      Group 6        

                      

Instructions:

Slide 1                   :         Conceptualisation/history of the Model

Slides 2 – 4            :         Elements/composition of the model including                                                     conceptual/diagram representation

Slide 5 and 6         :         Applying the Model to users in online information                                             environment

Slide 7                   :         From your personal perspective, identify two gaps                                              in the models for online information environment                                       and a recommendation on how to address each gap.

       Slide 8:  Proof of participation by members of the group: - a screenshots of                           online meetings 

You will make the presentation during the lecture of 13^th November, 2025 at 2 pm. 

Each group member should upload the presentation on their blog immediately after the presentation. 

Distribution of the groups 

For queries, email:  chawinga.w@mzuni.ac.mw

 

Mzuzu University 

                                      Department of Information Sciences 

                         Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 

             Course                        :           Information Behaviour and Literacy Education

            Course Code              :           MLIS

            Assignment                :           2

            Cohort                        :           7

            Semester                    :           9

            Instructor                  :           Prof. Winner Chawinga

           Weight of project      :           50 out of 100

           Date issued                :           5^th November, 2025

           Due date                     :           Reading week of Semester 9

TASK

·       Create your blog at https://www.blogger.com/about/  by Thursday class of 6^th November, 2025.

·       The Course Facilitator for Management Information Systems should be able to teach you some basic skills for blogging – otherwise, you can use YouTube to lean on your own as this does not require any coding or complex skills.

·       Post a summary of every lecture of each week by mid night of every Tuesday preceding the lecture.

·       The summary should not be less than 300 words and not more than 500 words. In addition to text, use at least one relevant video and image to add more meaning to your summary.

·       Write as academically as possible – no need for references but you can include relevant links to other sources.  

·       Whenever I am unable to teach you in a particular week, I will be sharing with you the topics to read and summarise for your posting.

·       Share the link of your blog with me by tagging my blog: https://wchawinga.blogspot.com/

 

For queries, email:  chawinga.w@mzuni.ac.mw