Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Information Literacy in Nursing
Course Code
B_026
Branch of Science
Basic medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Nursing Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Daiga Spila
Structure Unit Manager
Ināra Aploka
Structural Unit
Library
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, biblioteka@rsu.lv, daiga.spila@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Improve the quality of the study process by deepening knowledge of the diversity of medical and Nursing information and improving skills in the search, evaluation, retrieval and processing of medical and Nursing information.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic computer skills, knowledge of the state language and English.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the study course master's students will have acquired knowledge that will allow them to recognise and appreciate high quality, reliable, evaluated and scientific medical and nursing information resources and use evidence-based information resources. Master's students will demonstrate information search tools and resources, will develop 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 organise the latest medical and health and nursing information. Graduate students will understand research measurement tools and demonstrate their search in information resources.
Skills
1.Upon completion of the course master's students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and nusing, to use the advanced search skills for searching electronic information. They will be able to make bibliographical references, to 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. Master's 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.Master's 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 strategy. They will critically analyse the reliability and usefulness of the information found, its compliance with the topic and specific situation and they will create complete reference lists.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Independent and systematic learning from the indicated readings and information sources. Individual or group work in completing assignments on information search and presentation of the results. The master's 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 you can search for high-quality and evaluated information for your research work, to be able to evaluate the quality of resources in online resources, as well as to understand the connection between these resources for full text retrieval and reference.
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Examination
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Participation |
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Active participation in classes. |
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Job execution |
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10 points
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100% execution of independent work and assignment. |
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Final test |
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10 points
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Final test: exam. Invitation to complete the study course assessment questionnaire. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Course introduction. RSU subscribed databases, resources, tools. Access to resources subscribed to RSU.
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Lecture
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Contact hours
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Information literacy. Basic principles of information search, defining a topic, defining keywords, creating a search strategy, saving information, individual registration in electronic resources. Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, Boolean operators.
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Database PubMed: characteristics, creating an individual profile, search strategy, managing results, saving results. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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PubMed tools: mesh database (controlled medical dictionary), Journal database, Search for specific articles, PubMed Central, European PubMed Central. Research and systematic surveys.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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PubMed database: conducting comprehensive and deep searches.
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Book searches. Electronic catalog. Databases of E-books.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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Topics
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Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Full text journal databases.
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On site
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Computer room
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Searching for publications in databases. Information evaluating, filtering and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan. Linking resources for full-text retrieval.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Citation. References and their types. Databases of citation information. Journal impact factor. Searching citation indexes for journals and authors. Retrieving references from resources, databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references.
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On site
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Computer room
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Referencing tool EndNote. Retrieve and export references. Drawing up of references in research work.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Artificial Internet tools. RSU reference resources. Open-access Internet resources and their quality assessment.
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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Characterization of evidence-based medical resources, information search specifics in them. Evidence-based databases available at RSU: DynaMed, ClinicalKey, Cochrane Library, UpToDate.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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Topics
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Evidence-based free-access resources. Critical evaluation of publications. Conclusion of the course.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Mārtinsone K., Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā ; autori: Uldis Berķis, Maija Dambrova, Inese Gobiņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone; Ivans Jānis Mihailovs [un vēl 7 autori]. Rīga : Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019.
2.
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.
3.
Spila D., Znotiņa I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014.
4.
PubMed User Guide [electronic resources]. 2025Suitable for English stream
5.
PubMed help: NCBI help manual. Bethesda: National Center for Biotechnology Information National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2020.Suitable for English stream
6.
The NCBI handbook [electronic resources]. 2nd edition. Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US). Last updated: July 19, 2024.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Downey, Annie. Critical Information Literacy : Foundations, Inspiration, and Ideas. Library Juice Press, 2016. (EBSCO)Suitable for English stream
2.
Greenhalgh T. How to Read a Paper: the Basics of Evidence-based Medicine. 3-rd ed. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 2006.Suitable for English stream
3.
Howick J.H. The Philosophy of Evidence-based Medicine [e-book]. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. (EbookCentral)Suitable for English stream
4.
Spila D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2013.
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The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine [2023 Jan 5]Suitable for English stream
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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
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Znotiņa I. Uz pierādījiem balstītas medicīnas resursi: labāko pieradījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014.
Other Information Sources
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Apmācību ceļvedis Informācijpratība