Information Seeking and Reporting (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The meetings will take place as per the timetable. Course assignments will be split between collaborative meetings based on the schedule provided in Moodle.

Objective

The object of the course
The course gives you tools for your studies. You will learn how to search for high-quality information from a wide variety of information sources. You will learn to use these sources in various learning tasks. After the course, you will be able to apply Jamk's reporting guidelines and follow the ethical principles in reporting.

Course competences
- Learning to learn
- Ethical learning

The learning objectives of the course
- You know how to seek, critically evaluate and appropriately apply the national and international knowledge base and practices of your field.
- You understand the principles of good academic practice and act accordingly upon seeking and applying information.
- You understand that you can take advantage of the subject matter and practise it more during other courses.

Content

- Information seeking and evaluation skills
- Academic reporting and use of sources
- Utilizing Jamk’s guides

Materials

Liukko, S. & Perttula, S. 2019. Opinnäytetyön raportointi. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu. https://help.jamk.fi/raportointiohje/fi/

Teaching methods

This course is conducted in Finnish.

The learning environment is a Moodle workspace, which will open no later than the start of the course.

The course begins with a section on information retrieval, guided by the library. This section includes studying materials, conducting information searches, and completing assignments.

After the information retrieval section, the student proceeds to the reporting section, guided by a communication teacher. This part includes studying materials, assignments, and two mandatory workshops. The workshop times can be found in the schedule.

Exam schedules

Contact implementation: The course commences with a library section, encompassing the study of materials, information retrieval, and assignments. The reporting segment involves the completion of four tasks by the student.

International connections

Ei täytetä

Student workload

Getting to know the course and workspace 1 h

Workshops 2–8 h

Working independently, doing tasks 18–24 h

Total 27 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A passing grade for the course implies that you understand the basic principles in information seeking and academic reporting, and you know how to apply them.

Further information

Ongoing assessment, self-assessment, peer review.