Course detail

Information Education and Literacy

FIT-IVGAcad. year: 2015/2016

The course is designed as a nine-week e-learning course. Teaching primarily focuses on the practical use of information resources, institutions and services provided by them, with aiming the Faculty of Information Technology. The objective is to teach students to work with other available electronic information resources with the possibility of their practical use in the study or professional work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Bc. Eliška Cvrčková

Department

Faculty of Information Technology (FIT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
  • Find and select relevant sources of information needed,
  • know and use their professional information sources in classical and electronic form,
  • effectively use a variety of search tools,
  • use library information services for the study and practice,
  • know the basics of theoretical texts,
  • navigate in the environment of libraries and BUT libraries,
  • understand the ethical and legal issues from the world of information and information technology.

Prerequisites

We expect that students have the high school level knowledge of using computers.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To get the credit, the student must meet both of the following requirements:
  • To do all tasks and tests,
  • to get at least 75 points the sum of all tests and written assignments (at least 75 points out of 100).

Course curriculum

    Syllabus of lectures:
    1. Creative techniques
    2. Information institutions
    3. Internet search
    4. Evaluation of information
    5. Sources of expert information
    6. References and information ethics
    7. Bibliographic references
    8. Time management
    9. Effective Reading
    10. Final Chapter = final test

    Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students:
    1. task (10 points)
    2. test (10 points)
    3. task (10 points)
    4. test (20 points)
    5. task (20 points)
    6. test (10 points)
    7. task (10 points)
    8. task (10 points)
    9. supplemental taskAll tests and tasks are compulsory.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To be information literate means to realize when and why you need information, to be able to find relevant information, to learn to recognize quality information, and to be able to enjoy and process it. The aim of the subject is to learn to recognize and understand the information needs, to be able to navigate through the available sources of information, to learn to seek properly from these sources, to recognize the quality of the results found, to be able to process correctly the results, to learn how to use and share information responsibly and ethically correctly.

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

E-learning course, no controlled participation in lectures. Knowledge of learners are verified with tests and written assignments. 75 points out of 100 is needed to get the credit.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

ČSN ISO 690. Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011. Třídicí znak 01 0197.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Project

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Bc. Eliška Cvrčková