Universität Wien

120422 VU BEd 02.2: Introduction to Information and Research Literacy (IRL) (2024S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

2 REMOTE Heaney , Moodle
Tu 11.06. 18:15-19:45 Digital

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 150 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Sign up for either Monday’s course (C2 + Moodle, BYOD - bring your own device) or Tuesday’s course (online in Zoom/Moodle).

The library component (research about a library, guided tour and workshop event in smaller groups in the English and American Studies library) will take place on site between 14th March and 27th April; you will be able to sign up for a guided tour/workshop in Moodle after the first session.

Monday 04.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Monday 18.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Monday 29.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Monday 13.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Monday 27.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Monday 24.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03

Reading list

Reading, viewing and listening materials (links/in Moodle), including extracts from

ACRL. (2015). Framework for information literacy for higher education. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework#authority
Bruce, C. (1997a). The seven faces of information literacy. Auslib Press.
IFLA. (2005). Beacons of the information society: The

Group 2

max. 150 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please contact Helen Heaney if you're taking the GiU exam on Tuesday 5th March.

Sign up for either Monday’s course (C2 + Moodle, BYOD) or Tuesday’s course (online in Zoom/Moodle).

The library component (research about a library, guided tour and workshop event in smaller groups in the English and American Studies library) will take place on site between 14th March and 27th April; you will be able to sign up for a guided tour/workshop in Moodle after the first session.

Tuesday 05.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
Tuesday 19.03. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
Tuesday 30.04. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
Tuesday 14.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
Tuesday 28.05. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital
Tuesday 25.06. 18:15 - 19:45 Digital

Reading list

Reading, viewing and listening materials (links/in Moodle), including extracts from

ACRL. (2015). Framework for information literacy for higher education. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework#authority
Bruce, C. (1997). The seven faces of information literacy. Auslib Press.
IFLA. (2005). Beacons of the information society: The Alexandria Proclamation on information literacy and lifelong learning. http://www.ifla.org/publications/beacons-of-the-information-society-the-alexandria-proclamation-on-information-literacy
Lipson, C. (2008). Doing honest work in college: How to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success (2nd ed.). The University of Chicago Press.
Munthe, E., & Rogne, M. (2015). "Research based teacher education". Teaching and Teacher Education 46, 17-24.
UNESCO. (n.d.). Media and information literacy. https://en.unesco.org/themes/media-and-information-literacy
Urheberrechtsgesetz. (2021). https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10001848
Ware, M., & Mabe, M. (2015). The STM report: An overview of scientific and scholarly journal publishing. International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/scholcom/9/

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Students know fundamental concepts and strategies of academic work, with a special focus on literature and information research. They are familiar with the many information resources relating to English and American Studies and are able to make informed choices as to which to use when addressing academic problems. They know about the requirements of academic best practice. They are able to understand the relevance of information literacy for their future professional practices.

Contents: Concepts and strategies of academic work, with a special focus on literature and information research; information sources for English and American Studies; academic best practice; information literacy in academic and school environments

Methods: Monday’s course: onsite learning in C2 + Moodle (BYOD); Tuesday’s course: online synchronous learning in Zoom/Moodle. Both courses: teacher input, some inverted lecture sessions, individual and group activities in C2 and/or in Zoom/Moodle; research about a library, library tour and workshop on site.

Assessment and permitted materials

Library component (research about a library, library tour and workshop on site); homework tasks in Moodle; individual and group activities for each session in C2 and/or in Moodle/Zoom (written and/or oral).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance in class time (max. 1 absence): individual and group activities for each session (in C2 and/or in Zoom/Moodle) count as attendance.

1) Compulsory library component (research about a library, library tour & workshop on site, up to 25%).
2) Library homework relating to information resources/literature and information research (up to 25%).
3) Homework relating to academic work, academic best practice and information literacy (up to 50%).
The three named parts must be positive (over 60%) as well as the overall score.

Grading scale:
1 (sehr gut) 100-90%;
2 (gut) 89-80%;
3 (befriedigend) 79-70%;
4 (genügend) 69-60%;
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0%.

Examination topics

Continuous assessment based on what was covered in class (see Ziele, Inhalte und Methode/course schedule/Mindestanforderungen). Details on assignments are given in Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BEd 02.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4623

Last modified: Tu 05.03.2024 11:06