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Information Literacy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:20.10.2022 10:45:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_120 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Alda Dzērve | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 8 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not necessary. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To get a general idea of information search possibilities, library resources, services, terms of use, as well as improve the skills in searching for medical information in online databases and open access medical information resources, selecting and applying the obtained information in the process of writing study papers. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Information resources in the library | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Plagiarism, copyright law and ethical norms of study papers | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Creating bibliographic references | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Innovative information search methods | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students’ independent learning includes regular work (before each lecture) with recommended literature and lecture material. Using Internet resources, selects and analyses materials on a specific topic. To create a PowerPoint presentation on a topic related to the chosen profession and analyse by example (analyse the specific study, formulate the sections needed for the presentation more briefly and comprehensibly), use a randomised controlled trial or a case study. Format the bibliography according to the requirements. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | During the study process, students’ knowledge is assessed with the “passed” or “failed”. Knowledge is tested during each class in the form of discussions. At the end of the study course, a test paper is prepared, which reflects everything learned in the study process. At the end – a test in the form of a PowerPoint presentation on a specific topic. The final assessment of the course is constituted by attendance (30%) and independent work and presentation (70%). At the end of the study course, one must fill out the study course evaluation form. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful fulfilment of the requirements of the study course students will have mastered knowledge, which will allow: • to tell how books and information in libraries are systematised; • to explain where to look for help in information search issues; • to define the significance of the obtained information for the study of the topic (problem) chosen by oneself, according to the professional field studied; • to outline the Copyright Law and the ethical norms of researchers; • to formulate the diversity and quality of information sources; • to describe a creative approach in the preparation of study papers, using the latest technological resources. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of completing the study course, the student will be able, based on an analytical approach, to perform practical tasks in the relevant profession: • to use the resources available in libraries; • to use information technology to search and select the necessary information; • to prepare study papers; • to comply with the Copyright Law and not to violate the ethical norms of researchers; • to plan, write and draw up study papers, according to the requirements; • to present the finished paper/research and defend one’s opinion on the chosen issue. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of completing the study course, the student will be able to evaluate and apply library resources and the possibilities of the latest technologies in the process of writing study papers, independently prepare and speak in public, substantiate one’s choice of information sources for the research of the topic, comply with the Copyright Law and ethical norms. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Spila, D., Znotiņa, I. 2014. Informācijas meklēšanas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā.- Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. | ||||||||
| 2 | Spila, D. 2013. Medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā.- Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. | ||||||||
| 3 | Znotiņa, I. 2014. Uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas resursi – labāko pierādījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā.- Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Su Song and Fangzheng Wang, 2021. Innovative Research on the Development of Online Education Mode of Internet Thinking Based on the Discrimination of Learning Attention under the Analysis of Head Posture | ||||||||
| 2 | Göttgens, I., and Oertelt-Prigione, S. 2021. The application of human-centered design approaches in health research and innovation: A narrative review of current practices. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(12) | ||||||||
| 3 | Džefs Lindsejs, Kaspers Kune, Haldors Ēvreide, Fredijs Langs, 2017. Eiropas psihologu ētika / Rīga: Simir | ||||||||
| 4 | LV Autortiesību likums | ||||||||
| 5 | Atsauču un darbā izmantoto avotu un literatūras saraksta noformēšanas metodiskie norādījumi. RSU, 2016. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju materiāli | ||||||||
