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Information Literacy for Public Health
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:04.09.2024 14:55:08
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | B_024 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Daiga Spila | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Library | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, biblioteka rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic computer skills, knowledge of the state language and English. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve the quality of study process by providing in-depth knowledge of the variety medicine and public health related information and to improve skills in searching, evaluating, retrieving and processing of medicine and public health related information. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, Boolean operators. Evaluating and saving information. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | RSU subscribed databases, resources, tools. Access to RSU subscribed resources. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Searching for books, RSU academic staff publications and final theses in the electronic catalogue. Institutional repository: DSpace. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | E-books databases: EBSCO, EbookCentral, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Citing and referencing. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 10 | Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica. Artificial Internet tools. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 11 | Free access internet resources. Internet searching systems. Searching for trustworthy and reliable medical information. Quality of information on the internet (principles of quality). Evaluating the quality of free access resources. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 12 | Database PubMed: Database PubMed: characteristics, creating an individual profile, search strategy, managing results, saving results. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 13 | PubMed Tools: MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary), Journal Database, Single Citation Matcher, PubMed Central. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 14 | Characterization of evidence-based medical resources, information search specifics in them. Evidence-based databases available at RSU: DynaMed, ClinicalKey, Cochrane Library, UpToDate. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 15 | Free access evidence-based resources. Critical evaluation of medical publications. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 16 | Linking resources for full-text retrieval. Course summary. Interactive test. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, Boolean operators. Evaluating and saving information. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | RSU subscribed databases, resources, tools. Access to RSU subscribed resources. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Searching for books, RSU academic staff publications and final theses in the electronic catalogue. Institutional repository: DSpace. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | E-books databases: EBSCO, EbookCentral, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Citing and referencing. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 10 | Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica. Artificial Internet tools. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 11 | Free access internet resources. Internet searching systems. Searching for trustworthy and reliable medical information. Quality of information on the internet (principles of quality). Evaluating the quality of free access resources. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 12 | Database PubMed: Database PubMed: characteristics, creating an individual profile, search strategy, managing results, saving results. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 13 | PubMed Tools: MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary), Journal Database, Single Citation Matcher, PubMed Central. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 14 | Characterization of evidence-based medical resources, information search specifics in them. Evidence-based databases available at RSU: DynaMed, ClinicalKey, Cochrane Library, UpToDate. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 15 | Free access evidence-based resources. Critical evaluation of medical publications. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 16 | Linking resources for full-text retrieval. Course summary. Interactive test. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent and systematic learning from the indicated readings and information sources. Individual or group work in completing assignments on information search and presentation of the results. The student consolidates the acquired lecture material by reading the indicated sources, actively working with RSU subscribed databases and free access resources, performing independent work and submitting them. The aim of the practical work is to get acquainted with each resource, in which you can search for high-quality and evaluated information for your research work, to be able to evaluate the quality of resources in online resources, as well as to understand the connection between these resources for full text retrieval and reference. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes (20%). 100% independent work and homework (30%). Final test: exam (50%). Invitation to fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| 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 and public health information resources. Students will demonstrate information search tools and instruments, will develop appropriate search strategy and apply critical evaluation of the information found. 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 health sciences, 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. 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. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students, applying the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, will be able to carry out high quality, evaluated information search. 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. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone K., Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā; autori: Uldis Berķis, Maija Dambrova, Inese Gobiņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone; Ivans Jānis Mihailovs [un vēl 7 autori]. Rīga: RSU, 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Spila D., Znotiņa I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Spila D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | The NCBI handbook [electronic publication]. cited 2023, January 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Thomas N, Franklin L, Crow S. Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research To Practice In The 21St Century School Library [e-book]. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited; 2011. Available from: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Berķis, U., u.c. Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva / K. Mārtinsones un A. Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā. Rīga: RSU, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2 | Berkman, Robert I. Find It Fast : Extracting Expert Information From Social Networks, Big Data, Tweets, and More. Information Today, 2015. (EBSCO) | ||||||||
| 3 | Downey, Annie. Critical Information Literacy : Foundations, Inspiration, and Ideas. Library Juice Press, 2016. (EBSCO) | ||||||||
| 4 | Freedman T. Coming of age: an introduction to the NEW worldwide web [electronic publication]. cited 2015, May 25 | ||||||||
| 5 | Teaching Information Literacy and Writing Studies : Volume 2, Upper-Level and Graduate Courses, edited by Grace Veach, Purdue University Press, 2019. (EBSCO) | ||||||||
| 6 | The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. 2023, Jan 5 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Apmācību ceļvedis Informācijpratība [Elektronisks resurss]. (05.01.2023). | ||||||||
