Objectives and competences
The objectives of this course are
- to inform students about the theoretical basis of information literacy,
- to explore information literacy proficiency in the study process,
- to inform students about library collections and ways of searching materials in print and electronic version,
- students will be able to use browsers and different search strategies,
- to become critical about source choice,
- to know the difference between keywords and subject headings and to get familiar with classification systems,
- to recognise and use different databases,
Content (Syllabus outline)
-information literacy definition
-information society
-information and bibliographic systems
-library as information centre
-information sources
• forms and kinds of information sources
• searching in information sources, search strategies
• internet searching
• databases
• specialised databases
• open science
• impact factor, altmetrics
-evaluating information and information sources
-citing and reference management
• different citation styles
• reference management tools
-scientific writing
• systematic literature review and evidence based science
• outline of a professional/scientific work
-ethical and fair information use
• plagiarism
• intellectual property (patent, copyright…)
• licences
- etchical use of articial inteligence tools
Learning and teaching methods
-lecture, interview and discussion, demonstration, method of written and graphic works, use of ICT,
problem solving tasks and examination,
-seminar
-practical work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this extracurricular activity the student should be able to:
• identify the information need
• use and perform suitable search strategies for getting relevant sources and literature
• use information communication technology in the sense of searching in databases and electronic resources
• among many databases choose and evaluate the most relevant databases for specific scientific field
• recognise, analyse and critically evaluate relevant and useful sources and materials and compare them
• use citation tools
• prepare terminological lists
• perform systematic literature review with meta- analysis
• avoid plagiarism by evaluating and ethically using as well as citing the used references correctly
• understand and use the intellectual property rights and obligations
• know and understand terms like open science, impact factor, altmetrics
• use the gained knowledge in written papers
Transferable/key competences and other attributes
- use of knowledge and concepts of information literacy in other fields of study and life
Readings
- Lanning S. (2012). Concise Guide to Information Literacy, Libraries Unlimited.
- Levitin D. J. (2016). A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age, Dutton.
- Bailey, S., (2014). Academic writing: a handbook for international students, Routledge, London.
- Bottomley, J., (2015). Academic writing for international students of science, Routledge, Abingdon.
- Richter, U. A. in Fügert, N. (2016). Wissenschaftlich arbeiten und schreiben : wissenschaftliche Standards und Arbeitstechniken, wissenschaftlich formulieren, Textsorten. Ernst Klett Sprachen, Stuttgart.
-Raziskovalni vodiči UKM za posamezna področja http://libguides.ukm.um.si/?b=g&d=a
- Dodatno gradivo
- Bothma T., Cosijn E., Fourie I., Penzhorn C., (2011). Navigating Information Literacy. Pearson Education.
Prerequisits
Each of the mentioned commitments must be assessed with a passing grade.
Passing grade of the Portfolio and coursework are required for taking the written exam.
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