88020 - Bibliographical Research Laboratory

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with basic knowledge concerning bibliographical sources, the Unibo Library System, databases of relevant international organizations, and information retrival methods.

Course contents

The course focuses on the following topics: library repertoires; online catalogues of books and scientific journals; documents search and retrival; access to electronic resources, bibliographical citations of various types of sources and documents according to the international standards; scientific databases.

The course allows students to acquire knowledge and skills enabling them to draft documents (reports and papers) about general and specific subjects on the basis of both available data and scholarship literature. Such knowledge and skills are essential for the final examination of L-SID.

Readings/Bibliography

Students will work on Unibo sources and documents along with materials supplied during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures, practical training and class-room exercises. Important: attendance is compulsory. To be admitted to the final examination, students will be required to have attended at least 7 lessons out of ten.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course students having attended at least 70% of the whole course will enter a final examination requiring them: a) to devise a research question and the related keywords; b) to search for the relevant bibliographical references; b) to compile the pertinent bibliography according to the international standards.

Teaching tools

Personal computer and internet access for each student. Video projector. Lessons are held in the LABIC rooms.

Office hours

See the website of Patrizia Pederzoli

SDGs

Quality education

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.