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Information literacy is critical for academic researchers. This course is designed to enhance learners' information literacy to support reflective discovery of information, effective use and evaluation of information, and ethical communication throughout their academic careers.
Information literacy is a comprehensive set of abilities that include reflective discovery of information, understanding of how information is produced and evaluated, and using information to create new knowledge and participate ethically in learning communities (ACRL, 2016). Information literacy courses discuss information-related methods and skills. These methods and techniques will benefit you throughout your life, no matter your current age or your professional background.
At the beginning of the course, some senior professors and some students expressed their understanding of information literacy. You can then check on your own your overall competencies related to information literacy.
Course topics include information resources, information retrieval, finding facts and figures, open access, search engines, scholarly communities and norms, personal knowledge management, and more.
This course is designed to improve your information literacy and support you in obtaining accurate, authoritative, and valuable information in study, life, and academic research.
Information literacy is critical for academic researchers
How to effectively retrieve academic information
How to find facts and figures
Learn about open access and Internet search engines
Basic knowledge and norms of academic communication
How to manage your personal knowledge
Week 1 Information Literacy and Academic Research
Week 2 Information Retrieval Basics
Week 3 Basic ways to search for information: Find books
Week 4 Basic methods of retrieving information: finding articles (1)
Week 5 Basic methods of retrieving information: Find articles (2)
Week 6 Get more information with additional resources
Week 7 You should know how to find facts and figures (1)
Week 8 You should know how to find facts and figures (2)
Week 9 Open Access and Internet Search Engines
Week 10 Academic Communication and Academic Standards
Week 11 Your Knowledge Needs Management (1)
Week 12 Your Knowledge Needs Management (2)
