1 ECTS credits / 27 hours of work

English

1st year of Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering (EE) and in Industrial Engineering and Management (international students). The course is held once in the autumn semester, during period II and in the spring semester, during period IV.  

Upon completion of the course, the students:
- can search scientific information for their thesis,
- know how to evaluate search results and information sources,
- understands the principles of scientific publishing,
- can use the reference management tool.

Scientific information retrieval and the search terms, the most important databases and publication channels of the discipline, tools for evaluating the quality of scientific information and RefWorks reference management tool.

Blended teaching

Training sessions 8h, group work 7h, self-study 12 h

The course is compulsory for the Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering (BEE) and for the Master’s Degree Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management (international students). Optional for other degree students working on their diploma/master’s thesis.

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Web learning material: http://libguides.oulu.fi/findinginformation

Passing the course requires participation in the training sessions and successful completion of the course assignments.

Pass/fail

Ursula Heinikoski

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