Information Literacy in Cetys Mexicali

INFORMATION LITERACY IN CETYS MEXICALI

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Information Literacy Information literacy is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge. Here in Cetys Campus Mexicali we find this tool really important, and with this magazine we will teach you how to use it. It involves recognizing when

information is needed and being able to

efficiently

locate,

accurately

evaluate, effectively use, and clearly communicate information in various formats. It refers to the ability to navigate

the

information

rapidly

growing

environment,which

encompasses an increasing number of information suppliers as well as the

amount supplied, and includes bodies of professional literature, popular media, libraries, the Internet, and much more.

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Mom’s Spaghetti

As our project we had to describe the steps necessary to make spaghetti.

Unfortunately neither of our group members knows how to make spaghetti. We had to do our research and better inform ourselves on how to

make spaghetti. First we start off by putting water inside a pot half filled.

After it is done we boil the water in

order to put the spaghetti noodles and

they can soften. Next, we get a strainer and dump all the water from the pot.

Then we get the store bought spaghetti sauce and mix it with the spaghetti noodles in order to get flavor.

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Cetys Mexicali

The Center for Technical and Higher Education or in spanish Centro de Educación Técnica y Superior (CETYS University) is a particular institution of educational excellence, born in 1961 in Baja California under the auspices of a group of visionary entrepreneurs committed to education.

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● Mission

setting out 6 strategic objectives that

It is the purpose of CETYS to

lay the foundations to face the

contribute to the training of people

challenges of education in the future.

with the moral and intellectual capacity necessary to participate in an important way in the economic, social and cultural improvement of the country.

● Vision to 2020

To be the best institution in Latin America in MBA with a focus on Entrepreneurship and in Engineering with a focus on Innovation and Design

● Developing Cetys Plan 2020

Inspired by contributing to the improvement of the country and with the commitment of continuing to train high-level professionals, at CETYS we are working according to a strategy

called

the

Institutional

Development Plan for 2020.

The Plan defines the raison d'être of

the institution for the coming years,

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CEID

have social interactions with other students from other careers, just to have conexions for future business.

This new building is the new member in Cetys Campus Mexicali, built in 2017, this building is the home for new ideas, innovation and projects, in this building with help with the teachers, at least 10 projects planned by the students are being developed, where they collaborate with companies, such as Gulfstream and Skyworks.

Conferences are also something that happens here in CEID, giving by experts to inspire and encourage students to keep up their good work and achieve their goal. There are also a lot of events, such as “Trascendencias” an event that has been occurring more than 30 years ago, where a lot of excerpts give conferences and

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 Library “Norberto Corella Gil Samaniego�, Campus Mexicali

This facility provides students with resources that other schools might not offer. It provides with access to books with more than 15,000 books being borrowed to students each year and has online documents which give students the ability to study anywhere as long as they have internet

connection. And has

rooms where a student can work with other students or present a project, as well as computers where a student can work in different things at the same library.

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We interviewed Hermila Garibay,

“About 10 books are lost in a

staff of Cetys Library, to some

semester.”

insigths in what the library has to

How much money does cetys

offer and to answer some basic

spend on library maintenance?

questions that a lot of students

“They spent over 300 million

may have.

pesos”

When was the library founded?

1980 What is the function of the staff in the library?

“Our function is to supervise the activities in the library.?

How many students go to the library daily?

“750 or more students attend daily” Does outside students come into cetys library?

“Yes, the library is public and everyone has access to it.”

What is the function of the cubicles in the library?

“To study, work in projects or any other assignments.”

How many books are lost in aq semester?

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different educational levels of the

The Admission and Student

institution to students and parents.

Family. The first floor of the building,

Services Center (CASE)

said the architect, will also house 3 spaces where box modules will be

Within the Campus Mexicali of CETYS University, an advance can be observed in the construction of a new infrastructure that will be in operation for the next semester 2013-2.

Physical

Plant

Planning

Coordinator, said that along with the Building of the Degree, the Admission and Student Services Center (CASE) is being built, which will offer the following services: Reports, New entry, Registrations Procedures,

,

Scholarship

Educational

counting and cellar area, financial support and attention rooms for visiting groups. On its top floor you will have service

The Architect Evelyn Gutiérrez Carrillo,

concentrated and another 3 more for a

Credit,

cubicles

promoters;

a

​Telemarketing room,

in

managed

renewed and

which

an

area

by of

admissions

entrance

exams,

psychometric and vocational tests will be applied ", he said." CASE will improve the service of CETYS, both for its students and for the Parents, since it will concentrate all the services in one place.”

School Procedures, and Payments.

Gutiérrez Carrillo said it will be in August when the CASE, with an area of ​650 m2 and two levels, will be ready. "In May the work is completed and there would be two months to provide it with furniture and electronic equipment," he explained. In what will be the ground floor of the CASE, the architect of CETYS said that it will have a large space as a reception hall, as well as various modules of attention where advice will be provided from the 9

CECE Vision Its vision focuses on being a sustainable and globally competitive learning community; led by committed and focused professors to the learning of its students, the research lines of its Center for Excellence in Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship; offering a curriculum with an international perspective, mediated by the best technological platforms and innovative academic practices.

Main Lines of Research ● Entrepreneurship and Business Development ● Economic Development ● Development of Competencies ● Business Intelligence

Mission To be a key reference in providing solutions to issues in the economic sectors and companies in the country through applied research, project development and management and strategic studies.

Institutes ● Institute for Strategic Competitiveness ● Institute for the Regional and Government Development ● Institute for Entrepreneurship ● Wine Institute ● Institute of International Studies

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Fake News How To Spot Them Knowing what's going on

fake news are articles that

with the world is something

give fake information, it

necessary so we can keep

doesn't matters the intention,

track of events occurring in

either if the writer wrote the

our lives, how can they

new to troll or he made a

affect us and what can we

mistake, both of them are

do

them,

considered fake news, here

are

in CETYS Campus Mexicali

people who like troll or

would like to give a few tips

misinform to change your

to students and teachers of

way of thinking, they do this

how to spot them, here are a

creating fake news. Now,

few ways to do it.

about

unfortunately,

there

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How to Spot Fake News ● Consider the Source -​Click away from the story to investigate the site, its mission and its content info.

● Check the Author -​Do a quick search on the author. Are they credible? Are they real? ● Check the Date -​Reposting old news stories doesn’t mean they’re relevant to current events.

● Check your Biases -​Consider if your own beliefs could affect your judgment. ● Read Beyond -​Headlines can be outrages to get clicks. What's the whole story? ● Supporting Sources -​Click on those links. Determine if the info given actually supports the story.

● Ask an Expert -​Ask a librarian or consult a fact-checker.

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