Duration
6h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is intended for students who have generally already completed a TFE and who mastered the basics of documentary research. Support allowing you to get up to speed with the prerequisites will be available on eCampus.
This course thus focuses on the bibliographic tools available at the University of Liege:
- Introduction to academic information
- ULiège Library
- Collections ULiège (PRIMO)
- Scopus
- Proquest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database
- Proquest Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Databade
- Zotero
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
- Perform an effective documentary research;
- locate the documentation in libraries or on the Net;
- decode and write standardized bibliographic references;
- sort and manage bibliographic references.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic scientific English.
The basis for litterature search:
- Quality and relevance of the information
- Google Scholar
- PubMed
- Ethical citations vs plagiarism
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Theoretical information
- Tutorials
- Group activities
- Practical activities of computerized bibliographic researches
- Practical activities of importing and managing bibliographic references in Zotero
- MCQ
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Notes, tutorials about bibliographic tools and self-assessment tests are available on e-Campus.
More suggested references:
- Dony Christophe, 2019, Guide d'utilisation de Zotero: Fonctionnalités de base de l'outil de gestion bibliographique. Online. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/232436
- Pochet Bernard, 2015. Comprendre et maitriser la littérature scientifique. Gembloux : Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. Online. Version du 2 août 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/186181
- University of Liege. 2017. Plagiarism? Not for me! A short guide for University of Liege Students. https://www.enseignement.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2017-07/plagiarism_-_not_for_me.pdf
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is presented in the B7a computer room ( https://www.campus.uliege.be/cms/c_1804841/en/b7a-grands-amphitheatres ).
The student can bring his personal computer and/or earphones (if he wishes to view tutorials during the tutorial sessions).
Students' username and password are required to acceed the set of electronic tools.
Contacts
Office: by appointment only (email, discussion forum eCampus, phone, before/after lectures)
Prof. Monique Carnol
Laboratoire d'Ecologie Végétale et Microbienne, Institut de Botanique B22, Chemin de la Vallée, 4, 4000 Liège, Belgique (3rd floor)
Tel. 04/3663845 ; E-mail : m.carnol@uliege.be
Dr. Hassan Bougrine
Bât. B6A ULiège Library : Sciences et Techniques, Quartier Agora, allée du six Août 17B, 4000 Liège 1, Belgique
Tel : 04/3669845 ; E-mail : H.Bougrine@uliege.be