To deepen the student’s knowledge of the main approaches of research on information seeking, to examine critically the strengths and limitations of the theories of the research field and to provide ideas for Master’s theses.
Contents
Detailed examination of the basic concepts and models of research on information seeking, cognitive and social factors in information seeking, information seeking and use in the context of a decision-making process, information seeking in everyday life: gathering and analysing empirical data in research on information seeking.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
10 h
0 h
Seminar
10 h
0 h
10 h of lectures and 10 h of seminar for which the student writes a summary of an article of his/her choice.
Teaching language
Finnish
Modes of study
Written examination on lectures, article summary to be presented in the seminar.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Belongs to following study modules
Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media