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About Study Course

Department: Library
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Daiga Spila
Study type:Part time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Public Health
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Communication Sciences; Library Science

Objective

To improve the quality of study process by providing in-depth knowledge of the variety medicine and health and sports medicine related information and to improve skills in searching, evaluating, retrieving and processing of medicine and health and sports medicine related information from online databases, PubMed, and evidence-based medical information resources.

Prerequisites

Basic computer skills, knowledge of the state language and English.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course students will have acquired knowledge that will allow them to recognise and appreciate high quality, reliable, evaluated and scientific medical, health and sports medicine information resources to use evidence-based information resources. Students will demonstrate information search tools and instruments, will develop appropriate search strategy and apply critical appraisal of publications. The acquired knowledge will allow them to make precise references and the source lists as well as to use Web 2.0 tools and facilities to receive and organise the latest medical and health information.

Skills

Upon completion of the course students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and sports medicine, to use the advanced search skills for searching electronic information. They will be able to make bibliographical references, to carry out in-depth information search in online databases and the world peer-reviewed journal database PubMed, to develop precise search strategies and to save the results. They will be able to independently search for medical information in on evidence-based resources and to evaluate them critically.
Students will develop their digital skills related to data, information and digital content management. Students will be able to use digital technologies, create a personal profile in information resources, adapt their activities according to copyright and licenses, as well as be able to find and cite authors from digital content.

Competence

Students, applying the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, will be able to carry out high quality, evidence-based information searches. They will independently analyse information search options and situations and will develop appropriate search strategy. They will critically analyse the reliability and usefulness of the information found, its compliance with the topic and specific situation and they will create complete reference lists.

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