Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
22110030115INFORMATION LITERACYElective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To review the research process and information literacy skills of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and to provide students with the necessary competencies to conduct research on a specific subject, use the information they have obtained as a result of their research, communicate and evaluate the information they produce within ethical and legal rules by using the developing information technologies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Recognizes and demonstrates the need for information
2Expresses the information needed
3May limit the research topic
4Develops successful research strategies
5Knows and uses the information access tools offered in the digital environment
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Lifelong Learning and Information Literacynonenone
2Stages of Information Problem Solving, Higher Education and Nursing Information Literacy Standardsnonenone
3Types of Information Resourcesnonenone
4Information Access and Information Access Strategynonenone
5Information Access and Information Access Strategynonenone
6Information Access Systemsnonenone
7Access to Information and National Research Resources-Implementationnonenone
8Information Access and International Research Resourcesnonenone
9Information Access and International Research Resources-Applicationnonenone
10Bilgiye Erişimde Elektronik Kaynaklar ve Veri Tabanlarınonenone
11Electronic Resources and Databases-Application in Access to Informationnonenone
12Quoting, Citing, Citing References Preparation of Bibliographynonenone
13Citation, Citation, Citation-Application (Endnote, Mendeley, Latex, Zotero)nonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Gaunt, J., Morgan, N., Somers, R., Soper, R., Swain, E., & Sell, R. (2009). Handbook for information literacy teaching (HILT): Cardiff University Library Service. Hersh, W. (2008). Information retrieval: a health and biomedical perspective: Springer Science & Business Media. Sümbüloğlu, V., & Sümbüloğlu, K. (2013). Sağlık bilimlerinde araştırma yöntemleri: Hatiboğlu Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Makeup Examination111
Observation5525
Case Study3515
Report Preparation2510
Report Presentation5210
Project Presentation326
Criticising Paper326
Report111
Performance339
Homework3412
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
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