Introduction into Speciality

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:1.00

Study Course Accepted:25.03.2024 16:48:43

Study Course Information
Course Code:		ZTMVK_084		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine		Target Audience:		Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Daiga Spila
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, ortodonkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67815279
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		1	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		2
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								24
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic skills in computers, proficiency in the state and English languages.
Objective:
To improve the quality of study process in the fields of information collection, extraction and processing by providing students with general overview on options for the information search in the field of medicine and dentistry, in-depth skills in searching for medicine-related information in online databases and database PubMed.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to the course. Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, boolen logic. Evaluating and saving information.			Lectures		1.00	computer room
2	Electronic catalogs. Searching for books, RSU academic staff publications and theses in the electronic catalog. Institutional repository of open access e-resources.			Classes		1.00	computer room
3	Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine.			Classes		1.00	computer room
4	E-books databases: EBSCO, Ebook Central, AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results.			Classes		1.00	computer room
5	Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Journal impact factor searching. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references.			Classes		1.00	computer room
6	Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan.			Classes		1.00	computer room
7	Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z.			Classes		1.00	computer room
8	Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references.			Classes		1.00	computer room
9	Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica.			Classes		1.00	computer room
10	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. Artificial intelligence capabilities for data search and aggregation.			Classes		1.00	computer room
11	Database PubMed. PubMed tools. Searching and managing results. Saving searches (MyNCBI). Getting the article. MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary). Journal Database. Single Citation Matcher. PubMed Central. Clinical Queries tool.			Classes		1.00	computer room
12	Diversity of resources, their interconnection. 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. 100% independent work and homework. Final test: exam. Invitation to fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Upon successful completion of the course, students will have gained knowledge allowing to identity and evaluate reliable, verified and scientific information resources in the field of dentistry and medicine. Students will be able to demonstrate information searching tools and develop appropriate strategy for information searching and apply critical thinking for the assessment of obtained information. They will be able to apply Web 2.0 resources and opportunities for the receiving and organizing of current information in the field of dentistry.
Skills:		Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and dentistry, apply extended search skills for the obtaining of electronic information. They will be able to carry out the extended search options in online databases, the world's largest database of medical journals PubMed, and create accurate searching strategies and save the obtained 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 searches. They will independently analyse information search options and situations and will develop an 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	Spila, D., Znotiņa, I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: RSU, 2014.
2	Spila, D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: RSU, 2013.
3	Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / autori: Uldis Berķis, Maija Dambrova, Inese Gobiņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone; Ivans Jānis Mihailovs [un vēl 7 autori]. Rīga: RSU, 2019.
4	NCBI handbook [electronic publication]. [cited 2024 February 2]
5	Thomas, N, Franklin, L, Crow, S. Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research To Practice In The 21St Century School Library. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited; 2011. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1	Bradley, Phil. Expert Internet Searching. Vol. Fifth edition. London: Facet Publishing, 2017. (EBSCO)
2	Downey, Annie. Critical Information Literacy : Foundations, Inspiration, and Ideas. Library Juice Press, 2016. (EBSCO)
3	Freedman, T. Coming of age: an introduction to the NEW worldwide web. [cited 2015 May 25]
4	Teaching Information Literacy and Writing Studies : Volume 2, Upper-Level and Graduate Courses, edited by Grace Veach, Purdue University Press, 2019. (EBSCO)
Other Information Sources
1	Ceļvedis Informācijpratībā. (2024.02.02).