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| PSYC0085-1 | Introduction to documentary research
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Nancy Durieux |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course "Introduction to information literacy" tries to transmit know-how. At the end of the course, the student will be able to perform a literature searching and retrieval procedure in the fields of psychology, speech therapy and/or educational sciences.
There is no theory to learn: it is its application that matters. The acquired competencies will be useful all throughout the degree, but also later (process of continuing professional education).
The course focuses the principles and methods of scientific communication, documentary research, critical approach of psychological and educational information (including the Internet resources). |
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| Course objective : | After completing the course, students will have more autonomy, be able to use critically the various resources in libraries, understand and apply the principles of scientific communication. |
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| Workshops : | Several pieces of practical work should be conducted during the year:
- A visit to the ULg Life Sciences;
- A documentary research exercise.
These pieces of work will be taken into account in the final grade (see 'Assessment' section).
Further explanation will be provided during the first lecture.
- On-line exercises at home.
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| Organization : | The course focuses on the following topics:
- Approaches to documentary research
- Evaluating documentation
- ULg Life Sciences Library
- ULg Catalogue: Source
- Open Access
- Bibliographic databases
- Plagiarism
- Drafting pieces of scientific work: concepts of writing style and rules on citations from the American Psychological Association.
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| Written notes : | During courses, slides will be posted on the "WebCT" platform (Labset, ULg).
Readings are compulsory: some will be available on WebCT platform, others will be available in the library.
Reference books:
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Bertrand Baschwitz, M. A. (2009). Comment me documenter? Bruxelles, Belgique: De Boeck. |
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| Assessment : | For the first session (May-June):
Assessment will focus on the assignments carried out during the year (see 'Practical Work' section) and a multiple choice exam (incorporating a certainty factor) will take place during the exam session.
The weighting system will be explained during the first lecture.
For the second session (August-September):
The same examination procedures will be applied.
Students may only retake the multiple choice exam (incorporating a certainty factor). The grades obtained during the second semester will be added to the grade from the September multiple choice exam. |
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| Contacts : | Nancy Durieux
Life Sciences Library
E-mail : Nancy.Durieux@ulg.ac.be
Tel. : 04/366.96.26 |
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