BAIV031 Information literacy course

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Kratochvíl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Blanka Trojanová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Kratochvíl, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, student should be able to: - effectively search the fultexts of scientific papers and books on the specific topis in the library catalogues and online resources (internet, databases tec.) - evaluate the scientific quality of found information - acquire information to his/her research and academic writing - apply the basic rules of publication ethics - correct quotation and making the bibliographic references according to recommended citation styles
Syllabus
  • 1. Choosing a topic and a verification of current knowledge. 2. Introduction to information science. Efective searching. Evaluating a quality of information on the internet. 3. Union catalogues. Interlibrary loans. Electronic information resources. 4. Multidisciplinary databases I. 5. Multidisciplinary databases II. 6. Multidisciplinary databases III. 7. Subject specific databases I. 8. Subject specific databases II. 9. Basic rules of diploma thesis creation. Publication ethics. 10. Citation ethics. Creation of bibliographic references. EndNoteWeb. Zotero. 11. Journal citation reports. Impact factor. H-index.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SIEGELOVÁ, Jarmila. Pokyny pro vypracování bakalářské práce : v oboru fyzioterapie a léčebná rehabilitace. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 17 s. ISBN 8021034858. info
  • PLACHETA, Zdeněk, Zuzana BRÁZDOVÁ, Miroslava KYASOVÁ, Ivan MÜLLER, Libor PÁČ, Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ, Svatopluk SYNEK and František ZAJÍČEK. Pokyny pro vypracování magisterské diplomové práce (Instructions for writing thesis). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 30 pp. ISBN 80-210-2451-3. info
  • BOOTH, Wayne C., Gregory G. COLOMB and Joseph M. WILLIAMS. The craft of research. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008, xvii, 317. ISBN 9780226065663. info
  • HOCK, Randolph. The extreme searcher's Internet handbook : a guide for the serious searcher. 2nd ed. Medford, N.J.: CyberAge Books, 2007, xxvii, 326. ISBN 9780910965767. info
  • The researcher's toolkit : the complete guide to practitioner research. Edited by David Wilkinson. First published. New York: Routledge, 2000, xvi, 135. ISBN 0415215668. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan and Miriam VÁCHOVÁ. Úvod do studia odborné literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orac, 2000, 287 s. ISBN 80-86199-19-3. info
    not specified
  • IVANOVÁ, Kateřina and Lubica JURÍČKOVÁ. Písemné práce na vysokých školách se zdravotnickým zaměřením. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2007, 99 s. ISBN 9788024418322. info
  • LIŠKA, Václav. Doctorandus : (průvodce budoucích Ph.D.). Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2004, 149 s. ISBN 8086419606. info
  • FILKA, Jaroslav. Metodika tvorby diplomové práce :praktická pomůcka pro studenty vysokých škol. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Knihař, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 80-86292-05-3. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
e-learning, theoretical preparation, training, working with text, generating skills
Assessment methods
The e-learning course conditions are: doing homeworks successfully during the term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Celkem 12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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