Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Information Literacy in Science
Course Code
B_017
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine; Pharmacy; Psychology
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Znotiņa
Structure Unit Manager
Ināra Aploka
Structural Unit
Library
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, biblioteka@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To improve the quality of study process and development of research work in the field of information acquisition, searching and processing. To provide doctoral students with in-depth knowledge and skills in searching for medical and health science information in online databases and open access medical information resources.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic skills in work with computers, knowledge of the official language and English language.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course, doctoral students will have acquired knowledge that will allow them to recognize and appreciate high quality, reliable, evaluated, internationally cited and scientific medical information resources and to use evidence-based information resources. Doctoral students will demonstrate information search tools and instruments, will develop an appropriate search strategy and apply critical evaluation of the information found. The acquired knowledge will allow them to make precise references and the bibliographic source lists as well as to use Web 2.0 tools and facilities to receive and organize the latest medical information. Doctoral students will understand research measurement tools and demonstrate their search for information resources.
Skills
1.Upon completion of the course, doctoral students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and pharmacy, to use the advanced search skills for searching electronic information. They will be able to make bibliographical references, carry out in-depth information search in online databases and the world peer-reviewed journal database PubMed, to develop precise search strategies and to save the results. They will be able to independently search for medical information on evidence-based medical information resources and to evaluate them critically. They will be able to find citation information for journals and authors. Students will develop their digital skills related to data, information and digital content management. Students will be able to use digital technologies, create a personal profile in information resources, adapt their activities according to copyright and licenses, as well as be able to find and cite authors from digital content.
Competences
1.Doctoral students, applying the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, will be able to carry out high-quality, evaluated information search. They will independently analyse information search options and situations and will develop appropriate search strategies. They will critically analyse the reliability and usefulness of sources and the information found, its compliance with the topic, and specific situation.
Assessment
Individual work
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Independent and systematic learning from the indicated readings and information sources. The doctoral student consolidates the acquired lecture material by reading the indicated sources, actively working with RSU subscribed databases and free access resources, performing independent work, and submitting them. The aim of the practical work is to get acquainted with each resource, in which they can search for qualitative and evaluated for their scientific works, to be able to evaluate the quality of information resources and sources, as well as to understand the connection between these resources for full-text retrieval and reference. Invitation to fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire.
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Active participation in classes. 100% accomplishment of independent work and homework. Final examination: test.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Computer room
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Search for scientific information and data
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Computer room
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Critical appraisal and systematic review
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Advanced search – PubMed database
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Computer room
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Scientific information and data management
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Scientific information and publication of data. Publication strategy
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Computer room
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Open access
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Computer room
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Assessment of research impact. Evaluation of scientific journals
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Evidence-based practice: evidence-based information resources
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Barnes, C. 2015. The Use of Altmetrics as a Tool for Measuring Research Impact. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 46(2), 121-134.Suitable for English stream
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Kirkham, J. J., Penfold, N. C., Murphy, F., Boutron, I., Ioannidis, J. P., Polka, J. and Moher, D. 2020. Systematic examination of preprint platforms for use in the medical and biomedical sciences setting. BMJ open. 10(12), e041849.Suitable for English stream
3.
Spila, D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: RSU, 2013. (akceptējams izdevums)
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Zawacki-Richter, O., Kerres, M., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M. and Buntins, K. 2020. Systematic Reviews in Educational Research: Methodology, Perspectives and Application. Springer Nature.Suitable for English stream
5.
Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā. Otrais, papildinātais izdevums. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019.
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Tegbaru, D., Braverman, L., Zietman, A. L., Yom, S. S. at all.. 2019. ASTRO Journals’ Data Sharing Policy and Recommended Best Practices. Advances in radiation oncology, 4(4), 551-558.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
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Evidence-based Medicine Resource Center. 2021.Suitable for English stream
2.
Williams, A. E. 2017. Altmetrics: an overview and evaluation. Online Information Review, 41(3), 311-317.Suitable for English stream
3.
Spila, D., Znotiņa, I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: RSU, 2014.
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NCBI. Pubmed help: NCBI help manual. Bethesda: National Center for Biotechnology Information National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2021.Suitable for English stream
5.
Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Berķis, U., u.c. Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva / K. Mārtinsones un A. Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2021.
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Znotiņa, I. Uz pierādījiem balstītas medicīnas resursi: labāko pieradījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: RSU, 2014. (akceptējams izdevums)
Other Information Sources
1.
Informācijpratības ceļvedis veselības aprūpes zinātnēs. (2021.03.03).
2.
Informācijpratības ceļvedis sociālajās zinātnēs. (2021.06.09).