DOCU0448-2

Duration

20h Mon. WS

Number of credits

	Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)	2 crédits

Lecturer

Ninfa Greco

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

The objective of the lessons is to learn how to look for the bibliography relevant for the realisation of the master's final study.
The course starts with an overview of the methods for computer-based bibliographic search. The students will be presented with the main biology bibliographic databases and a software for the management of their bibliographic references. Microsoft Academic, a semantic search engine (New!), is also introduced. Then the students will perform their own bibliographic research. Attention will be drawn to ethical rules (no plagiarism).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will be able to:

Determine the main points that need to be supported with the help of bibliography
Select the appropriate bibliographic datasets
Perform a computer-based bibliographic research and access the full text of the necessary references
Combine the bibliographic information with other sources of information
Sort the information in terms of their quality and pertinence to their work.
Computer-based management of their bibliography
Prepare a well-organised written summary of their bibliographic researches and an oral presentation
Avoid plagiarism

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Passive knowledge of scientific English
The students must have read and understood the course materials from "Formation à l'exploitation des ressources documentaires", given by Ninfa Greco in BAC3 biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

After a 3-hour theory lesson, during which the objectives are set, the students perform their own researches with a computer.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Tutorials about bibliographic tools are available on e-Campus. The teacher answers questions from students and helps them to overcome their difficulties. The students should adopt a proactive attitude.

Assessment methods and criteria

The students must present a written report, preferably sent by e-mail to N.Greco@ulg.ac.be. This report must be sent 3 working days before the oral exam. The oral exam takes about 30 minutes: 15 minutes of oral presentation and 15 minutes of questions and answers.

Work placement(s)

None

Organizational remarks

The course is presented from week 3 to week 10, on Monday from 14:00 to 17:00, at B7a (computer room).
Students' username and password are required to acceed the set of electronic tools.

Contacts

Ninfa Greco
N.Greco@ulg.ac.be

Items online

ecampus
Tutorials

Documentation training applied to biology