Information Acquisition and Writing Skills (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students can
- expand and develop their knowledge by using systematic information search and retrieval methods.
- adapt the main information search techniques to different databases and user interfaces.
- find information relating to their own field of study in a systematic and efficient manner, including material from international sources.
- find the most relevant, up-to-date, and comprehensive sources relating to their own field.
- use different types of source materials.
- use sources ethically, by observing intellectual property rights etc.
- apply critical judgment to the information found.

Students can:
- plan a writing task in advance and follow the plan throughout the writing process.
- incorporate relevant sources into their own texts in a versatile and critical manner; combine their own ideas with information from different sources in order to create a coherent and stylistically unified whole.
- write, clear, informative and grammatically accurate texts in formal style.
- follow the guidelines for writing a bachelor’s thesis laid down in TAMK’s Report Guide.
The student
- is capable of carrying out research and development projects, utilising existing knowledge in the area concerned.
- has the language skills necessary to work in his/her chosen field, and to develop the field as a whole.
- is capable of taking responsibility for his/her own actions and the consequences of these actions.
- can act in accordance with the ethical principles which apply to his/her professional field.
The Student
- is working easily in different Networks and can develope his own Acting bu Means of them.
- can set up a Network and use systems taking advanced in digitalisation
- is able to estimate the Usabillity of the Service and the Reliability of the Contents

Content (course unit)

- Systematic information retrieval and search methods to expand and develop one’s knowledge
- Basic information search techniques
- Effective information search planning and realization
- Use of different types of source materials
- Ethical use of information, e.g. how should intellectual property rights be observed
- Evaluation of information search results and source materials
- The main Finnish and international databases and information sources for the students’ fields of study

- Stages in the writing process
- The basic structure of a written text
- The conventions of academic writing
- Supporting one’s arguments
- Using sources
- Incorporating in-text references to sources
- Standard lay-out of formal documents
- Writing formal texts

- Different Network Communities
- Relialibity of Networks
- Principles of Networks
- Acting in Networks
- Developing Networks

Location and time

Sovitaan opiskelijoiden kanssa. Ehdotus:

1. vko 10: Aloitustapaaminen, ti 8.3. TAI ke 9.3. klo 9–12
2. vko 12: Välitapaaminen 1, ma 21.3. klo 9–12 TAI klo 13–16
3. vko 13: Välitapaaminen 2, ke 30.3. TAI pe 1.4. klo 9–12
4. vko 15: Päätöstapaaminen, ti 12.4. TAI ke 13.4. klo 9–12

Exam schedules

Ei tenttiä

Evaluation methods and criteria

Verkkoyhteisöt-osion oppimistavoitteet ovat:

- Opiskelija toimii luontevasti erilaisissa verkkoyhteisöissä ja osaa kehittää toimintaansa niiden avulla.
- Opiskelija osaa verkostoitua ja käyttää digitalisaatiota hyödyntäviä menetelmiä.
- Opiskelija kykenee arvioimaan erilaisten verkkoyhteisöjen palveluiden käytettävyyttä ja sisältöjen luotettavuutta.

Hyväksytty suorittaminen edellyttää aktiivista osallistumista opetukseen sekä annettujen harjoitusten tekemistä.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Verkkoyhteisöt, 1 op
- Etätapaamiset 4 x 3 h
- Verkkotyöskentely
- Itsenäinen työskentely tapaamisten välillä.

Student workload

Tapaamiset 12 h
Verkko- ja itsenäinen työskentely 15 h

Content scheduling

Tapaamiset vko 10, 12, 13 ja 15
Itsenäinen työskentely vko 10-17

Completion alternatives

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International connections

Mahdollisesti osallistutaan Eye on TAMK 2022 kansainväliselle viikolle.

Further information

Tällä toteutuksella tehdään ainoastaan verkkoyhteisöt -osio, jonka laajuus on 1 op.