Proposal of a program to develop information competencies among undergraduate dental students
Keywords:
information literacy, dentistry, study programs, information competencies, universities, dental students.Abstract
Introduction: search, retrieval and evaluation of information is an essential component in the process of scientific research which requires the development of information competencies among undergraduates as part of the curricular contents, to ensure the participation of all.
Objective: design a study program for an elective undergraduate course aimed at developing the information competencies required to deal with learning problems and research tasks.
Methods: a pedagogical study was conducted in which review and adaptation was performed of core competencies 1 and 2 as defined in the Information Competency Standards of the Cuban National Health Sciences Information System. Account was taken of the results of research training diagnostics, as well as of the knowledge acquired by first year students.
Results: a program was proposed for an elective 32-hour physical attendance course on scientific information search structured into five topics. The program includes the contents per topic, objectives, essential knowledge to be acquired, main skills to develop and the evaluation system.
Conclusions: the study program designed includes contents related to the use of the Virtual Health Library of Cuba to search, retrieve and evaluate scientific information, fostering the development of information competencies among undergraduate students.
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