Scientific and Technical Information

Code:

MCI0014

Acronym:

ICT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (of 09-09-2013 to 20-12-2013)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCI	11	Plano de estudos oficial	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims:
To endow students with skills to explore scientific and technical information (STI) resources, in particular to understand their world and to characterize the forms of production, organization and use of such type of information.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning outcomes:
- to identify and access the sources of STI in accordance with an information need framed in a specific context
- to develop and implement search strategies in various areas of STI
- to analyze the indicators of production and use of STI

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Characterization of Scientific and Technical Information
1.1 Types of information sources 1.2 The origins of STI in the context of information explosion 1.3 The properties of STI 1.4 STI in medical and health sciences; in natural sciences; in engineering sciences and technology; in agricultural sciences, and in social sciences and humanities

2. From the production to retrieval of STI
2.1 Authors, publishers and distributors 2.2 Access to STI: the purchase / subscription, online access management, open access 2.3 Search techniques and strategies development for information retrieval 2.3.1 The frequent search options, the use of operators, setting limits and managing outcomes 2.3.2 The use of indexing languages and natural language 2.4 The problem of plagiarism, fraud and conflict of interests and the guarantee mechanisms of scientific integrity 2.5 Indicators of production and use of STI: bibliometrics, scientometrics, cybermetrics and infometrics

3. Contexts of use of STI
3.1 STI in the context of organizational and competitive intelligence 3.2 The use of STI in Research and Development

Mandatory literature

G.G Chowdhury ; Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval. 3rd ed. , Facet Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-85604-694-7
Alison,Cooke; A Guide to Finding Quality Information on the Internet: Selection and Evaluation Strategies (2nd ed.), Library Association Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 1-85604-379-7
Genaro Luís García Lopez; Los sistemas automatizados de acceso a la información bibliográfica: evaluación y tendencias en la era de Internet, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra/ Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2007. ISBN: 978-84-7800-402-7
Maltrás Barba, Bruno; Los indicadores bibliométricos: fundamentos y aplicación al análisis de la ciencia , Ediciones Trea, 2003. ISBN: 84-9704-012-0
Silva, Armando Malheiro da e Ribeiro, Fernanda; Recursos de Informação: Serviços e Utilizadores, Universidade Aberta, 2010. ISBN: 978-972-674-672-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes are primarily expository, and practical classes involve the exemplification of case studies and exercises.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	26,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	80,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: Execution of all assignments with a minimum of 8 points (out of 20).

Calculation formula of final grade

Group work (including the presentation of the work): 50%
Individual work (including the presentation of the project): 50%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Equal to all students.

Classification improvement

Improving the classification can be obtained by reformulation of individual work.