COMPUTER LITERACY AND RESEARCH SKILLS
| Title | ΔΕΞΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ / COMPUTER LITERACY AND RESEARCH SKILLS |
| Code | Λογ1-120 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600012417 |
Programme of Study: 2018-2019
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600115234
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| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. a | Sofia Emmanouilidou |
| 2. b | Maria Dimitrakopoulou |
| 3. c | Aikaterini Gouleti |
| 4. d | Maria Ristani |
Class Schedule
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΝΗΣΙΔΑ (354) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 10:00 έως 11:00 |
| Building | Νέα πτέρυγα Φιλοσοφικής (Αναγνωστήριο) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 01 (139) |
| Calendar | Δευτέρα 11:00 έως 13:00 |
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΝΗΣΙΔΑ (354) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 13:30 έως 14:30 |
| Building | Νέα πτέρυγα Φιλοσοφικής (Αναγνωστήριο) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 01 (139) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 14:30 έως 16:30 |
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΝΗΣΙΔΑ (354) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 14:30 έως 15:30 |
| Building | Νέα πτέρυγα Φιλοσοφικής (Αναγνωστήριο) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 01 (139) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 11:00 έως 13:00 |
| Building | Νέα πτέρυγα Φιλοσοφικής (Αναγνωστήριο) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 01 (139) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 16:00 έως 18:00 |
| Building | Φιλοσοφική (Νέα) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΝΗΣΙΔΑ (354) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 09:00 έως 10:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600115234
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
• Research a topic using the university library, electronic databases and the Internet
• Produce a typed, properly formatted academic paper that uses sources
• Integrate, reference and evaluate sources effectively using the required referencing system
• Write their own bibliography page
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims to instruct students in basic computer literacy and research skills. Students are required to attend workshop-style classes, as well as lessons in the computer lab and compulsory tutorials on word processing. Attendance for all components of the course is mandatory. Students are also required to meet with their instructors to discuss their final assignments.
The course aims to instruct students in the following:
• Computer literacy (word processing, using library catalogues, electronic databases and the Internet)
• Library resources (familiarity with the university library system and the sources available through the library’s electronic databases)
• Research skills (locating relevant print and electronic sources)
• Using sources (avoiding plagiarism, referencing, quoting and paraphrasing sources, evaluating sources, citing references and bibliography)
• Research writing (developing an argument, integrating sources, treating sources critically, acknowledging and referencing sources, formatting a paper, respecting deadlines)
Keywords
computer skills, research skills, sources, library, bibliography, MLA, APA
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 150 | 6 | |||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment
Assessment will take the form of an in-class test (30%); assignment 1 (source finding, source evaluation, writing a works cited page) (20%); assignment 2 (50%). There will be no final exam.
In-class test: (30%):
Students will be asked to demonstrate their ability to paraphrase, quote, reference and evaluate secondary sources.
Assignment 1: Works cited page and source evaluation (20%)
Students will be given a topic and asked to find 5 relevant and quality sources on that topic, and write out the sources in the works cited page using either MLA style or APA format.
Assignment 2 (50%):
An 800-1,000 word, typed, properly formatted academic paper using 2 academic sources.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
USING DATABASES
Project Muse
http://muse.jhu.edu/about/resources/guides/guide_searching.pdf
Pro-Quest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCaGDY-C6tQ
JSTOR
http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/how-use-jstor-training-materials
GOOGLE
Using Google Effectively
http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1221265&rd=2
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.gr/
Google Books
(Useful for extracts from books)
http://scholar.google.gr/
WORD 2003 and WORD 2007
http://www.unf.edu/dept/cpdt/vista/docs/Word_Manual_Final.pdf
FORMATTING AND STYLE
Tutorials on MLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wljCiv8FX40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22CPQoLE4U0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UF9uonKnx8
MLA 7th Edition
http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/mla.php
Tutorials on APA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY
AUTH LIBRARIES
Auth library catalogue
http://ipac.lib.auth.gr/#focus
English department library catalogue
http://www.enl.auth.gr/lib/
WRITING AND RESEARCH SKILLS
Evaluating sources
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/practical.html
Last Update
10-07-2015
