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| DOCU0033-2 | Training in the exploitation of documentary resources
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| Duration : | 8h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Ninfa Greco |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The main purpose of this course is to develop autonomous and critical view dealing with acquisition and up-dating of scientific knowledge.
Putting the future researchers on the perspectives of the scientific publication is also an important point of this course.
STRUCTURE:
- Introduction
- Libraries' networks
- The University library
- Documents
- Finding the information in library
- The computerized information litteracy
- ULg collections
- Scopus
- EndNote Web or Mendeley
- Introduction to information litteracy on WWW
- Information selection
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student is able to:
- write standardized bibliographic references;
- locate the documentation in libraries or on the Net;
- do computerized bibliographic researches;
- sort and manage bibliographic references.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic scientific English. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Theoretical information (computer room, B7a)
- Practical activities of computerized bibliographic researches (computer room, B7a)
- Practical activities of locating documents and writing references (in B6b Library)
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face course. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Notes, tutorials about bibliographic tools and self-assessment tests are available on e-Campus.
References for the curious students:
- Bertrand Baschwitz, Maria Antonia. 2009. Comment me documenter? Bruxelles: De Boeck. 174p. (Guides pratiques: former et se former).
- Pochet B., 2012. Lire et écrire la littérature scientifique. Gembloux : Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. http://www.infolit.be/LELiS/
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral presentation (10-15 min.) of the student written synthesis about the practice which may be used as a support by the student during the evaluation. The professor will keep the written support.
The oral presentation has to be the structure (introduction, methods, results, interpretation, conclusions) of the project initiated during the practical activities and finalized for the evaluation. The oral presentation has to demonstrate the student's theoretical and practical acquisitions.
The project itself is the critical comparison of two bibliographic research tools, following the points:
- Choosing the bibliographical research subject and applying a bibliographical request,
- Introducing the same bibliographical request in two bibliographical databases and/or specialized search engines (choosed by the student),
- Critical comparison of the obtained references following the two research tools already choosed.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is presented wednesday and friday from week 10 to week 14, from 14:00 to 17:00, in the B7a computer room (groups and schedule to be determined): |
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Contacts :
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| Items online : |
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| ecampus |
| PowerPoint for theorical information
Tutorials for practical activities
Self-assessment tests |
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