INFORMATION LITERACY & ACADEMIC WRITING
| Title | ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΚΟΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΣ/ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΩΝ / INFORMATION LITERACY & ACADEMIC WRITING |
| Code | ΕΠΠΓ |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Primary Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Evangelia Bougatzeli |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024102 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Obligations | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 139
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Obligations | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600278147
|
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600278147
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=135
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the completion of the course, teacher students are expected to :
1. Define and articulate effectively the need for information in a specific context.
2a. Select strategies to fulfill that information need.
2b. Select appropriate tools to find information.
3. Locate and select information effectively.
4a. Evaluate individual pieces of information.
4b. Evaluate and revise the overall information seeking process.
5. Ethical use and disseminate information.
6. Work collaboratively in the pursuit of common learning aims and share ideas in a brainstorming setting in order to enhance their critical thinking about information.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is:
-compulsory for all students (they are advised to attend it during their first year of study),
-offered in both academic semesters,
-with no final exams / fail-pass system with exercises,
-fully electronic (it is hosted to the University’s Library web-based course management system, so that each student can review the material with his/her time any time).
The IL course consists of 6 two-hour weekly workshops in a computer lab plus one visit to the School of Education Library.
Students are divided alphabetically in groups.
During the workshops, teacher students:
1. identify what information is needed for a specific academic/research purpose,
2. understand how the information is organized,
3. identify the best sources of information for a given need and locate these sources,
4. evaluate the sources critically,
5.share that information.
6.identify the main parts of a scientific paper
7.know the procedure of writing a scientific paper
8. manage the writing of literature review
10.use citations and referencing methods
11.read and assess academic articles
Keywords
information literacy, critical thinking, teacher education, academic writing, systematic literature review, APA
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 15 | ||||
| Laboratory Work | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 90 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Βενιανάκη, Α. & Γεωργιάδη, M. (2021) Συγγραφή επιστημονικής εργασίας στις κοινωνικές και ανθρωπιστικές επιστήμες. Αθήνα: Γ. Δαρδανός - Κ. Δαρδανός Ο.Ε.
2. Σαρρής, Μ. (2023). Πώς γράφεται μια επιστημονική εργασία. Ένας οδηγός ακαδημαϊκής γραφής. Εκδόσεις Δίσιγμα
Additional bibliography for study
Burkhardt, Joanna M. and MacDonald, Mary C. with Andree J. Rathermacher(2010). Teaching Information Literacy. 2nded. Chicago: ALA.
Case, D.O. & Given, L.M. (2020). Αναζητώντας την πληροφορία: επισκόπηση της έρευνας για την αναζήτηση της πληροφορίας, τις ανάγκες πληροφόρησης και την πληροφοριακή συμπεριφορά. Θεσσαλονίκη: Δίσιγμα.
Βιβλιοθήκη ΑΤΕΙΘ. Πρόγραμμα πληροφοριακού γραμματισμού. http://orion.lib.teithe.gr/
Βιβλιοθήκη και Κέντρο Πληροφόρησης ΑΠΘ. Οδηγός σύνταξης εργασίας. http://www.lib.auth.gr/sites/default/files/docs_files/Calculator.pdf
Last Update
01-04-2025
