Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Many opportunities are offered to students to enable them to become independent in searching, evaluating and using scientific information. The course "Introduction to information literacy" represents one such opportunity. The purpose of this theoretical and practical training is to teach students
- how to search relevant scientific documents /information, using the most appropriate resources available in the library and on the web and developing a critical approach on available information ;
- how to cite references to the standards of the American Psychological Association (APA).
The course focuses on the following topics:
- sources of scientific information;
- tools for retrieval of specialized information pertaining to psychological sciences, speech therapy and educational sciences;
- the process of information literacy ;
- plagiarism and the American Psychological Association (APA) rules on citing references.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- define the concept of "information literacy" ;
- describe the features and functioning principles of the different resources and tools serving to optimize scientific information searching ;
- search relevant scientific information;
- cite their references when writing a document, according to the standards of the APA.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, familiarity with using computers and having a minimum knowledge of scientific English are an advantage.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is based primarily on a series of taught sessions. However, these sessions are organized so as to encourage students' active participation.
Exercices should be prepared at home. The completion of these exercises requires the use of a computer and the Internet (various rooms equipped with computers and wireless terminals are available to students within the University).
More information will be provided during the first class.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face and online exercises.
More information will be provided during the first class.
Recommended or required readings
Slides from the course will be posted on eCampus.
Throughout the sessions, references will be made to web sites: consulting these sites will be either mandatory or optional (see note on this in the course notes).
The publication manual of the American Psychological Association is a reference book. The 7th edition will be published and ready for delivery beginning in October 2019. This book will be available in multiple copies in the ULiege Library. The main rules will be summarized in French.
Assessment methods and criteria
Formative assessments (with a progressive level) will be carried out on eCampus. Failure to perform these exercises will result in a penalty on the final course assessment.
Course assessment (written exam) will take place according to the Faculty calendar. The assessment will evaluate the knowledge and skills learnt on the course (see Learning outcomes).
In order to undertake the assessment, students will need to show their ULiège student card.
More information will be provided during the first class.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
More information will be provided during the first class.
Contacts
Nancy Durieux
ULiège Library - Secteur des Sciences de la Santé
Bât. B34 - CHU - Tour 5
Quartier Hôpital
Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 LIEGE
Tel. : +32(0)4/366 96 26
E-mail : Nancy.Durieux@uliege.be
Caroline Spruyt
Haute Ecole de la Ville de Liège
E-mail : Caroline.Spruyt@hel.be
Please, use only your ULiege address (XXX@student.uliege.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the title of the course (PSYC0085).
Please, systematically send your emails to both teachers for all questions related to this course.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Distance learning will be organized (from mid-March). For each session, course notes will be available on eCampus. These notes can be supplemented, as needed, with tutorials or exercises to be completed online. A discussion forum will be open for each session. It will allow everyone to exchange on the subject seen during that session.
Assessment subjects
The examination will cover both face-to-face and distance learning content. The questions asked will be questions of knowledge, understanding and application.
Assessment methods
The examination will be in the form of a multiple choice questionnaire on eCampus. A penalty for incorrect answers will be applied : a withdrawal of half of the points allocated to the question. The examination will last one hour.
Contacts
Nancy Durieux
Email : Nancy.Durieux@uliege.be
Caroline Spruyt
Email : Caroline.Spruyt@hel.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The examination will cover both face-to-face and distance learning content. The questions asked will be questions of knowledge, understanding and application.
Assessment methods
The examination will be in the form of a multiple choice questionnaire on eCampus. The scoring criteria will be -0,5 / 0 / +1. The examination will last one hour.
Contacts
Nancy Durieux
E-mail : Nancy.Durieux@uliege.be
Caroline Spruyt
E-mail : Caroline.Spruyt@hel.be