Information Technologies and Informational Literacy (B_016)
About Study Course
Objective
To improve the quality of study process in the field of information gathering, searching and processing. To help doctoral students to acquire in-depth skills of searching medical information in online databases and open access medical information resources.
Prerequisites
Basic skills in computer use, Latvian and English language knowledge.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course doctoral students will have acquired knowledge that will allow them to recognise and appreciate high quality, reliable, evaluated and scientific medical information resources and to use evidence-based information resources. Doctoral students will demonstrate information search tools and instruments, will develop an appropriate search, 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 information.
Upon completion of the course doctoral students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and pharmacy, to use the advanced search skills for searching electronic information. They will be able to make bibliographical references, carry out in-depth information search in online databases and the world peer-reviewed journal database PubMed, develop precise search strategies and save the results. They will be able to independently search for medical information on evidence-based medical information resources and to evaluate them critically.
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.
Doctoral 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.
