Study Programmes 2016-2017
METO1002-1  
Documentary resources: Approach by conclusive data
Duration :
5h Th, 5h Pr, 5h Mon. Read.
Number of credits :
Master in public health (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère, Frédéric De Lemos Esteves
Coordinator :
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Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
  • Importance and difficulty of a good literature search
  • PICO / PECO strategy
  • Algorithm of databases
  • Research strategy
  • Practical use of PubMed
  • Structure of a scientific article
  • Practical example of research strategy
  • Practical use of Ovid
  • Scientific literature
  • Practical use of "Collections ULg"
  • Citation standards
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The objective of this course is to provide the student with the necessary tools to enable him/her to find all the documentary resources requested to deal with a question. The student will thus be able to find key information in the many documents at his/her disposal. The student will also be able to be critical towards his/her own methodology of research of documentary resources.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra courses, individual work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Resources documents will be available via myULg
Assessment methods and criteria :
Continuous assessment and written exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts :
Please, use only your ULg address (XXX@student.ulg.ac.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the title of the course METO1002.
 
Professor Olivier Bruyère Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Economics CHU Sart Tilman, Bât.B23 4000 Liège Tel. : +32 (0)4 366 25 81 Fax : +32 (0)4 366 28 12 Email : olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be
Doctor Frédéric de Lemos Esteves Life Sciences Library CHU - Tour 5 Quartier Hôpital Avenue de l'Hopital 11 - Bât B34 4000 Liège Tel: +32 4 366 21 75 Fax: +32 4 366 21 90 Email: fdelemosesteves@ulg.ac.be