Checking date: 14/04/2024


Course: 2024/2025

Information Skills
(14155)
Bachelor in Industrial Technologies Engineering (Plan: 418 - Estudio: 256)


Coordinating teacher: PERIANES RODRIGUEZ, ANTONIO

Department assigned to the subject: Library and Information Sciences Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 1.5 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
None.
Objectives
At the end of the course students will: 1. Understand the need to locate and use reliable sources and the importance of research based on digital information resources. 2. Know the main sources of information, both general and specialised in their discipline, identifying and selecting the most appropriate for each task. 3. Identify information needs and develop effective strategies to locate the appropriate sources. 4. Determine the reliability and quality of information and sources. 5. Retrieve information using accurate and effective searches. 6. Take into consideration the ethical use of information and avoid plagiarism applying academic and deontological regulations and conventions.
Skills and learning outcomes
CB2. Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CB3. Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. CB5. Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. CT3. Ability to organize and plan work, making appropriate decisions based on available information, gathering and interpreting relevant data to make sound judgement within the study area CT4. Motivation and ability to commit to lifelong autonomous learning to enable graduates to adapt to any new situation RA2. Engineering Analysis: To be able to identify engineering problems within the industrial field, recognise specifications, establish different resolution methods and select the most appropriate one for their solution RA3. Engineering Design: To be able to design industrial products that comply with the required specifications, collaborating with professionals in related technologies within multidisciplinary teams. RA4. Research and Innovation: To be able to use appropriate methods to carry out research and make innovative contributions in the field of Industrial Engineering. RA5. Engineering Applications: To be able to apply their knowledge and understanding to solve problems and design devices or processes in the field of industrial engineering in accordance with criteria of cost, quality, safety, efficiency and respect for the environment. RA6. Transversal Skills: To have the necessary skills for the practice of engineering in today's society.
Description of contents: programme
UNIT 1. RETRIEVAL AND ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION - Principles and strategies for efficient information retrieval in the digital environment. - Knowledge and use of the main gateways and collections of general and specialized digital information sources. - Tools for the organization of information and management of references. UNIT 2. ETHICAL USE OF INFORMATION - Ethical use of information and intellectual property regulations. - Avoiding plagiarism in scientific and academic works. - Create and manage in-text citations and references in academic works. - Organise references in academic papers and assignments. - Similarity detection services to prevent plagiarism.
Learning activities and methodology
Teaching is online (synchronous). THE LAST THREE CLASSES ARE FACE-TO-FACE in Leganés Acquisition of knowledge through theoretical classes with teaching materials prepared by the teacher, online tutorials and readings. Related to theoretical competences. Acquisition of skills and abilities through practical cases of information search, analysis and evaluation of sources, and presentation and citation of results. Related to practical competences. Days and times of tutorials will be available in Aula Global.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 0
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 100

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Bobish, Greg y Jacobson, Trudi (ed.), 2014. The Information Literacy User´s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook . Geneseo, NY: State University of New York at Geneseo. Disponible en: http://textbooks.opensuny.org/the-information-literacy-users-guide-an-open-online-textbook/
  • Pacios Lozano, Ana R. (coord.), 2013. Técnicas de búsqueda y uso de la información. Madrid: Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces.

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.