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Information literacy 121


 
Module code CIL 121
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

*No exemption examination
Why computers matter to you? Networking. Information resources (including the Department of Library Services). Quality of information. Ethics, plagiarism and copy right. Searching the Internet. Information-seeking srategies. Location and access. Specific search environments (including all electronic databases and journals in the Department of Library Services applicable to the relevant faculties). Referencing techniques. Use, synthesis and evaluation of information. New trends. Content specific to the University of Pretoria.

Module credits 4.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Department School of Information Technology
Period of presentation Semester 1 and Semester 2

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