Information Literacy (2 cr)
Code: 7K00GH76-3005
General information
Enrolment period
28.02.2025 - 29.03.2025
Timing
31.03.2025 - 01.06.2025
Credits
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maiju Hirvonen
- Raakel Viheroksa
- Päivi Lukin
Person in charge
Raakel Viheroksa
Groups
-
24SH2B
Objectives (course unit)
The course prepares students for reading, evaluating and utilising scientific information in nursing.
After completing the course, the student
• Is able to identify, search, evaluate and utilise health care information sources.
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing.
• Knows evidence-based clinical guidelines in health care.
Content (course unit)
• Scientific literacy and source criticism
• Evidence-based practice in nursing
• Clinical guidelines in health care
• Structured data search and key health care databases
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Pass: The student
• Knows basics of the structured data search.
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing.
• Can assess the reliability of the searched information.
• Identifies evidence-based clinical guidelines in health care.
Fail: The student
• Does not know basics of the structured data search.
• Does not understand the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing.
• Cannot assess the reliability of the searched information.
• Does not identify evidence-based clinical guidelines in health care.
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail