aVLIL021 Information Literacy

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Sejk (lecturer), Mgr. Jiří Kratochvíl, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Kratochvíl, Ph.D.
Central Library – Specialized Units – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Sejk
Supplier department: Central Library – Specialized Units – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! vsil021 Information literacy && ! vsiv021 Information literacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 38/40, only registered: 5/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course student should be able to: - search for full texts of journal articles or books concerning concrete topics (search in library catalogues, online databases, on the Internet) - recognise the quality information resources - write texts according to rules for creating scholarly texts - cite correctly according to recommended citation styles
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course student should be able to: - search for full texts of journal articles or books concerning concrete topics (search in library catalogues, online databases, on the Internet) - recognise the quality information resources - write texts according to rules for creating scholarly texts - cite correctly according to recommended citation styles
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Information resources.
  • 2. Searching.
  • 3. Multidisciplinary databases.
  • 4. Subject specific databases
  • 5. Rules for creating scholarly texts. Publication ethics.
  • 6. Citation Ethics. Creating bibliographic references.
  • 7. Evaluation of scientific work.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří. How to cite. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. URL
  • SEJK, Petr a Jiří KRATOCHVÍL. Database searching. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. URL
Teaching methods
e-learning, training
Assessment methods
Completing assignments during the semester.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: e-learning.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2024/aVLIL021/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, autumn 2018, spring 2019, autumn 2019, spring 2020, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, spring 2023, autumn 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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