COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course aims at helping participants understand information literature skills for improving their research topics, problems and literature review.

KEY TOPICS

• Refining a research topic/an information problem;
• Sources to familiarize with a research topic or problem;
• Sources of Information relevant to a research topic/problem;
• Effective literature searching techniques;This is an information literacy course designed for students undertaking course assignments or Researchers who are carrying out research.
• Critical appraisal of research literature;
• Organize literature for effective use;
• Presentation techniques for results of the critically appraised topic/problem; and
• Citation styles and the management of references.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Redefine research topics/information problems and familiarize with related research topics;
• This is an information literacy course designed for students undertaking course assignments or Researchers who are carrying out research.Identify a variety of types and formats of potential sources of information;
• Understand ways by which literature review is carried out;
• Effectively search for literature relevant to research topics/information problems;
• Critically appraise literature relevant to a research topic/information problems;
• Organize literature and use it effectively; and
• Cite sources following accepted citation styles and avoid plagiarism.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

This is an information literacy course designed for students undertaking course assignments or Researchers who are carrying out research.

Offered By : Business - University of Dar es salaam Business School

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Cost: 400,000

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