Information Acquisition SkillsLaajuus (1 cr)

Content

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course
The student
- learns the concepts, principles and strategies of information search and he/she understands the process of information search.
- learns to know different search methods, databases and search services.
- learns to use diverse databases and search services in practice by completing independent search assignments
- is able to apply the information search skills learned during the course independently in practice.
- learns to find the sources of information which are relevant for his/her information need by using databases and search services and he/she learns to evaluate the sources of information critically.
- learns to analyse his/her information need and information search process and justify his/her search results critically
- gains a general impression of the matters discussed during the course on the basis of the students´ own information search examples.

Course contents
- information search process and evaluation criteria of information
- strategies, methods of information search
- analysis of search terminology
- reference databases
- electronical full text databases
- search services and subject indexes of Internet

Teaching methods
-lectures, demonstrations, educational discussion, independent information search, mind map, learning diary

Assessment methods
- independent search assigments, which will be evaluated on the scale 1-5

Prerequisites
-

Required/recommended reading
-

Year of study
First academic year

Semester
Autumn period 2

Language of instruction
Finnish