PBIB9300 Current Research in Library and Information Science Course description

This course will be dedicated to specific research traditions and approaches in library and information science (LIS), and their current applications. The focus will be on different theoretical or methodological themes each time the course is taught.

Research in library and information science (LIS) generally focuses on understanding relations between information, knowledge and/or culture and their potential use/users. It may be grounded in humanistic, social scientific or technological perspectives. The course will be focused around a specific set of theories and/or methodologies related to LIS, and past and current debates in the research field will be addressed.

No previous knowledge required

After completing the course, the candidates are expected to have the following knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Candidates

• Will gain advanced knowledge in a specific part of LIS
• Will be familiar with strengths and limitations within a particular LIS speciality
• Will be familiar with current and past debates within a particular LIS specialty
• Will develop their ability for critical thinking on their chosen speciality within LIS

Skills

Candidates are able to

• Analyse current and past debates within their own speciality
• Present informed arguments for their own position within LIS
• Ground their own work within specific research traditions

General Competence

Candidates are able to

• Reflect critically on the state of theory or methodology within a specific field of LIS research

• 10 credits overlap with the course ORTO1100 Anatomy and Physiology.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the structure and functioning of the musculoskeletal system
• can describe the structure and functions of the skin
• can describe the structure, mechanisms and functions of the circulatory and respiratory systems
• can describe the structure, mechanisms and function of the peripheral, central and autonomous nervous system
• can describe the mechanisms and functions of the endocrine system and its interaction with the other organ systems in the body
• can describe the mechanisms and functions of the immune system and the composition and function of the blood
• can describe important exercise physiology principles, tests and measurements relevant to a prosthetist's work
• can describe fundamental genetic principles
• can describe embryology and the development of the body

Skills

The student

• can palpate and identify structures on the surface of the body
• can carry out and explain simple functional examinations focusing on the lower limbs

General competence

The student

• can communicate with the user during a functional examination
• can take a respectful approach to the human body in connection with examinations and is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to examinations

The methods used vary between lectures, seminars, skills training in functional examination of fellow students, database searches, use of digital resources and self-study. Parts of the course are taught jointly with other health sciences programmes.

The following coursework requirements must be met before the student can take the exam:

• minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and skills training.

No aids permitted.

Parts 1 and 2: Grade scale A-F.

Part 1): All answers are reviewed by one examiner. An external examiner is regularly involved in the design of assignment sets and assessment criteria, at least every third completion of the course.

Part 2): All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.