Module Descriptors
INFORMATION SKILLS
HIPO40405
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Books, journals, Internet
Module Additional Assessment Details
The report will test your understanding of the basic principles of research and how to set about it.
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours of lectures and workshops will provide the broad framework for the course material and outline the concepts of the 'Information literate person'. 126 hours of independent study involving structured exercises will help to underpin the students' learning.
Module Indicative Content
To develop the 'Information literate student', so that s/he is equipped with the necessary skills to find, evaluate, adapt, organise and communicate information from a range of sources to support their studies at Staffordshire University and in their future careers.
Module Texts
Cottrell, Stella (2003) The Study Skills Handbook (2nd Ed.) Basingstoke:
Palgrave/Macmillan
Drew, S. & Bingham, R. (2001) Student Skills Guide. (2nd Ed.) Aldershot: Gower
Harris, Robert (2003) Power Google. [Online] McGraw Hill. Available from
http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0079876543/student_view0/power_google.html
McNab, A. & Winship, I (2000) The Students? guide to the Internet 2000/2001. (3rd ed.) Library Association Publishing.
Palgrave/Macmillan
Drew, S. & Bingham, R. (2001) Student Skills Guide. (2nd Ed.) Aldershot: Gower
Harris, Robert (2003) Power Google. [Online] McGraw Hill. Available from
http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0079876543/student_view0/power_google.html
McNab, A. & Winship, I (2000) The Students? guide to the Internet 2000/2001. (3rd ed.) Library Association Publishing.