Format: Web
Description: Core (compulsory) modules provide a foundation in the central areas of information literacy and learning: Education for Information Literacy; Information Resources and Information Literacy; Information Retrieval: search engines and digital libraries; Educational Informatics; Information Literacy Research; and Research Methods. Optional modules enable you to further your understanding of particular work or sector contexts, or develop expertise in a specialist area of librarianship and information management. There is a wide choice of modules including: Electronic Publishing, modules focusing on specific library sectors, Business Intelligence, Health Information, and Human Computer Interaction. The dissertation allows you to pursue a topic of particular interest in more depth.
Subjects: Education for Information Literacy; Information Resources and Information Literacy; Information Retrieval: search engines and digital libraries; Educational Informatics; Information Literacy Research; and Research Methods
Objective: -to develop your understanding of information literacy theory and practice -to prepare you for the role of educator in information literacy
Language(s): en
Time length to use it: 45 min
Open to international use: Yes
Geographical scope: Institutional
Audience: Students
Address: Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN
E-mail: s.m.corrall@sheffield.ac.uk;s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk