96814 - Preparation for the Final Examination Laboratory

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the students have acquired basic knowledge of the main bibliographical sources supplied by the University of Bologna and some international organizations. Students are also able to search for and retrieve information available on such sources in order to effectively prepare themselves for the written exam concluding their university career.

Course contents

The course focuses on the following topics: library repertoires; online catalogues of books and scientific journals; documents search and retrieval; access to electronic resources; scholarly databases; introduction to the drafting of academic papers; the structure of papers; bibliographical citations according to the international standards.

Readings/Bibliography

Students will work on electronic sources (www.sba.unibo.it ) and materials that will be made available during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures and practical assignments.

Important: attendance is compulsory. To be admitted to the final exam of the course, students are required to attend at least 7 lessons out of 10 (70%).

Due to to the characteristics and didactic methods of the course, students must previously attend Moduli 1 e 2 di formazione sulla sicurezza nei luoghi di studio, [https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/] in e-learning mode.

 

Assessment methods

At the end of the course students having attended at least 70% of the  course will enter a final exam requiring them: a) to devise a research question and the related keywords; b) to search for the relevant bibliographical references; c) to write a pertinent bibliography according to the international standards.

Teaching tools

Slides, classroom exercises, activities in small groups. 

Office hours

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