As a teaching professional, what do you need to know about information retrieval and management? What about academic information sources? Do you want to boost your information skills? Are you planning to give a presentation at an international conference?
Target audience: education professionals, teachers, educators, education leaders and administration staff, researchers in the field of education, educators who want to pursue an academic career
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
• understand how scientific information is published in educational sciences
• recognise the most suitable book and journal article databases, as well as other relevant academic information sources in education
• discover the advantages of open science
• conceptually analyse the search topic, prepare search queries, perform searches, and evaluate the search results
• use information resources ethically and acknowledge user rights, avoiding plagiarism
• understand similarities and differences between scientific and vocational information retrieval and sources
• support their professional development and generic skills
Content
• The basics of scientific publishing and copyright
• Open science in information retrieval and management
o Open access materials
o Open learning materials
• Introduction to databases and other sources of scholarly information in education
o Library databases and discipline-specific databases
o Finding open access publications
• Introduction to systematic information retrieval
o Analysis of search topic and search query formulation
o Search techniques
o Evaluation of sources and search results
• Ethical use of information
o Using information resources ethically
o Acknowledging user rights
o Avoiding plagiarism
Modes of study
Modes of study can be arranged according to needs, combining in-person, online, and blended learning. In-person and online classes include, for example, a keynote lecture, 1-3 workshops, and independent study, making a total of 27 hours (1 ECTS). Participants have the opportunity for personal and group guidance.
The study materials are available online. The course includes tests measuring the participant’s starting level and learning outcomes. The participant will apply information skills and sources in a post-course assignment on their own search topic.
