Course detail

Introduction to University Study

FP-KusPAcad. year: 2015/2016

The course focuses on:
- Realization of creative learning techniques (brainstorming, mind maps, etc.).
- Acquire basic knowledge about the work of libraries (domestic and foreign), including the acquisition of skills to orient the amount of services that libraries offer
- Acquire the skills needed for effective search and evaluation of information in electronic information resources and the Internet
- Acquiring basic knowledge needed for the creation of bibliographic citations
- Acquiring the ability to organize your documents and files
- Understand the basic principles of time management

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will:
- Use creative techniques to improve the efficiency study
- Use for the study and practice of library information services
- Be able to search and choose quality and relevant sources of information
- Know and use their professional information sources in classical and electronic form
- Be able to effectively use a variety of search tools
- Create bibliographic citation data source used in professional work according to ISO 690
- General understanding of ethical and legal issues from the world of information and information technology
- Organize and store both physical and online documents
- Organize themselves and effectively use the time available to

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge corresponding to the level of a school-leaving final examination at secondary school.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is setup on e-learning form of study in the Moodle system. It is divided into eight chapters that explain the basic concepts, principles and methodology of the discipline.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The credits are granted on the following conditions:
Successful completion of tests of individual chapters and elaboration of the ranking tasks, it is necessary for them to earn min. 70 points out of 100.

Course curriculum

- Creative techniques
- Information institutions
- Internet search
- Sources of scholarly information
- Evaluating information
- Bibliographic citations and quotations
- Organization of information
- Time management

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

- Learn creative techniques to increase the effectiveness of learning
- Acquire basic knowledge about the work of libraries, the possibilities and the amount of services that libraries offer, including the acquisition of basic skills needed for their use
- Learn to work with electronic information resources (EIR)
- Learn to seek and evaluate information obtained from the Internet
- Learn how to write bibliographical references document in skilled work according to ISO 690
- Be able to organize your time and documents

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Results of individually assigned tasks will be checked.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN ISO 690 (01 0197) Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. 3. vyd. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011, 39 s. (CS)
KRČÁL, Martin. Naučte (se) citovat. Blansko: Citace.com, 2014. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1. (CS)
PAYNE, E. Klíč k úspěšnému studiu nejen na vysoké škole. Vyd. 1. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, nakladatelství VUTIUM, 2007. xxi, 387 s. ISBN 978-80214-3377-9. (CS)
Studijní opory dostupné v rámci kurzu. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-EP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Teaching takes place only on the basis of individual online communications student - e-learning.