Information Science 2700-L-API-D1NOI
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the research issues of both traditional and modern information science. During the course students will learn about research problems within the information architecture research field i the context of other research areas in modern information science.
During the lecture the following issues will be addressed:
1. The roots of information science and factors influencing its development;
2. The process of shaping information science: evolution and changes in research paradigms
3. Information Science as an academic discipline; interdisciplinary science of information
4. Main concepts and research categories of information science
5. Models of research and areas of research in information science; main type of research problems
6. Directions of research in contemporary information science
7. Information architecture as an area of information science research
Following issues will be discussed during the practical part of the course:
1. Information society - what it is, how it was created, it's features
2. The role of data in the modern society
3. The scholarly paper as a genre
4. Dictionaries and encyclopedias for researchers of information science
5. Information in our life or in other words a different approach to the fields of information science
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Term 2023Z:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the research issues of both traditional and modern information science. During the course students will learn about research problems within the information architecture research field i the context of other research areas in modern information science. During the lecture the following issues will be addressed: Following issues will be discussed during the practical part of the course: |
Term 2024Z:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the research issues of both traditional and modern information science. During the course students will learn about research problems within the information architecture research field i the context of other research areas in modern information science. During the lecture the following issues will be addressed: Following issues will be discussed during the practical part of the course: |
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Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE:
The graduate knows and understands:
- basic general and specialist terminology in the field of book and information science (K_W02)
SKILLS:
The graduate can:
- apply adequate research methods in the field of book and information science to solve the research problem (K_U01)
- identify and formulate detailed research problems in relation to theories relevant to the book and information science (K_U03)
- use specialized terminology in the field of book and information science to interpret and solve a given research problem (K_U01)
COMPETENCES:
The graduate is capable of:
- critical assessment of possessed knowledge necessary to carry out research activities in the field of book and information science (K_K01)
Assessment criteria
The lecture: exam
The exercises: activity, final paper
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Selected parts of the books listed below:
Bowden, D., Robinson, L.: Introduction to Information Science. London: Facet Publishing 2012
Davis, Ch. H.: Introduction to Information Science and Technology. Medford, NJ: Information Today 2011. ASIS&T Monographs
Rubin, R. E.: Foundations of library and information science. Neal Schuman Publishers, New York 2010.
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