Course detail
Introduction to University Study
FP-KusPAcad. year: 2014/2015
The course is focused on the following areas:
- A general overview of the workings of libraries and their work (domestic and foreign), including services plus orientation in the services libraries they provide.
- Skills needed necessary for effective work when searching for information (EIR, www).
- Working effectively with technical literature, proper use of external resources
and quotations according ISO 690.
-Working with searches and annotations.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
-Acquire basic knowledge about of the workings of libraries and their work (domestic and foreign),learn about the possibilities and varieties range of services provided by libraries, and acquire develop basic skills needed necessary for use of the library services.
-Learn how to look for information effectively.
-Learn how to work with EIR and other information resources.
-Learn how to work with literature, use direct and indirect quotations and quotations according ISO 690.
-Work with searches and annotations.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
- Information retrieval
- Information services
- EIR
- Information valuation
- Organization of information + Time management
- Bibliographic citations and quotations
- Creation of professional text
- Creative techniques + effective reading
- final test
Work placements
Aims
-Aacquireing basic knowledge of about the workings of libraries and their work, the possibilities and varieties range of services provided by which libraries, and develop provide together with acquiring basic skills needed necessary for their use.
- Familiarise themselves with obtaining current standards applied when for working with professional text
- Learn to working with electronic information resources (EIR).
- Learn how to evaluating information gathered from the Internet.
- Learn how to make review and annotations
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
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
Classification of course in study plans
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