Course: Methodology of information searching and gaining

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Course title Methodology of information searching and gaining
Course code KSS/EMI
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jihlavec Jan, Mgr. DiS.
Course content
1. The importance of information for university studies 2. Electronic education environment MOODLe 3. Principals and special features of the process of dealing with information during the studies 4. Gathering and investigating the data 5. Information sources, fountains 6. Electronic sources of information, database systems 7. Internet, internet browsers 8. Online environment of the electronic education environment of the MOODLe software 9. Online library catalogues 10. Author's rights act

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Individual consultation
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aims of the course are to learn and exercise in several ways of information searching and gaining from different information sources and to master fast orientation within information sources and the ways of handling them.
The aims of the course are to learn and exercise in several ways of information searching and gaining from different information sources and to master fast orientation within information sources and the ways of handling them.
Prerequisites
Basic IT knowledge and skills are required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis, Practical demonstration of acquired skills

To pass the course is necessary to elaborate an information search in the form of background research and to pass a test. Other requirements will be specified by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • ISO ČSN 01 6910: Úprava písemností psaných strojem nebo zpracovaných textovými editory. Praha: Český normalizační institut, 1997.
  • ISO ČSN 690 (01 0197): Dokumentace - Bibliografické citace. Obsah, forma a struktura. 2. vyd. Praha: Český normalizační institut, 1996.
  • Zákon č. 121/2000 Sb., o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů (Autorský zákon), v platném znění.
  • BRATKOVÁ, E. Metody citování literatury a strukturování bibliografických záznamů podle mezinárodních norem ISO.
  • CEJPEK, J. Informace, komunikace a myšlení: Úvod do informační vědy. Praha: Karolinum, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-767-4.
  • JIHLAVEC, J. Metodika vyhledávání a získávání informací.. https://moodle.fp.tul.cz/user/policy.php.


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