| TGTU60 | Information Retrieval , 1,5 ECTS credits. /Informationssökning/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 12 |
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Area of Education: Humanities Main field of studies: Other subjects |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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| Aim: The course will provide information literacy, i.e. basic knowledge of how to retrieve and evaluate information, and thus enable the students to continue to learn and to operate effectively in a professional context. The course will provide knowledge of information sources (handbooks, patents, databases, Internet etc), and of strategies for retrieving and using them. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: Lectures, exercises and demonstrations |
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| Course contents: Introduction to the theory and practice of scientific communication. Basic search strategies. Guided training in computer-based information retrieval (Internet, CD-ROM). Training in critical evaluation of printed and electronic information sources. Information retrieval in an area of individual interest, related to engineering/technology |
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| Course literature: Neville, Colin (2010). The Complete Guide to Referencing and avoiding plagiarism. New York: Open University Press. Available: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/linkoping/docDetail.action?docID=10404007 (2013-06-17) Rumsey, Sally (2008). How to find information. New York: Open University Press. Tillgänglig: https://lt.ltag.bibl.liu.se/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/linkoping/docDetail.action?docID=10229839 (2013-06-17) |
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| Participation in at least 75% of the course activities, assignment, seminar. |
1,5 ECTS |
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| Grades are given as ‘Fail’ or ‘Pass’. | |||
Course language is Swedish (English Vt1, Ht2). Department offering the course: TEMA. Director of Studies: Eva K. Törnqvist Examiner: Mikael Rosell Link to the course homepage at the department |
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