IFN001:AIRS (oncampus mode) is a twelve contact hour, lab-based unit run over a four week period.
Eligibility
- academic and professional staff and Higher Degree Research students based in Brisbane metropolitan and souteast Queensland areas
Register for classes
The unit consists of four sessions, delivered one per week for four weeks. Each session is a workshop of two and a half to three hours duration.
Registered for scheduled classes. You will receive email confirmation of your registration.
Please note: PhD and other higher degree research students wanting course credit for completing IFN001 : AIRS, must enrol in the unit via QUT Virtual. More information.
Unit outline
| Session | Content | Outcomes |
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| 1 | Literature review Library services and information resources |
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| 2 | Bibliographic databases |
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| 3 | Advanced Internet searching & management techniques and tools |
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| 4 | Current awareness strategies EndNote |
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Assessment
Formal assessment includes preparation of an Information Resource Log.
Built Environment & Engineering students, please note, that the Faculty requires that the mark given by Supervisors for literature reviews be taken into account in the AIRS assessment. In order to avoid unnecessary delay in the reporting of your marks, it is important that you register for, and complete, IFN001 as soon as possible.