Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital İnformation Literacy
Course Code: ZT113
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course; It is to teach students the necessary information to enable them to use the internet efficiently in the education process, to access information sources, to obtain correct information and to have the competence to compile this information and present it within the framework of ethical and academic values.

Course Content

Catalogs and Databases, Library Catalogs (OPAC Search Options: Keyword, Author, Title, Subject), web resources, source selection, topic selection, information search and evaluation methods, Databases (Bibliographic - Full Text, General - Subject Specific), Search Engines (General Search Engines (like Google), Metasearch Engines, Expert Search Engines (like Google Scholar), Search Tips for Google), information search techniques on the internet, intellectual property rights, legal and ethical issues, Plagiarism and How to Avoid Plagiarism, Bibliography Systems, academic writing rules, and preparing assignments and presentations

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Sources of Information
2.Information Access Tools
3.3.Searching for and Evaluating Information
4.Ethical Use of Information
5.Digital Tools and Techniques for Using, Sharing and Presenting Information
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lesson notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information Sources and source selection
Week 2 - Theoretical
Access Tools
Week 3 - Theoretical
Subject selection, Information Search and Evaluation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Databases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Discovery Tools
Week 6 - Theoretical
Advanced search on google
Week 7 - Theoretical
Other Search Operators
Week 8 - Theoretical
Literature Review
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gateways and Portals
Week 10 - Theoretical
Intellectual Property Rights
Week 11 - Theoretical
Legal and Ethical Issues
Week 12 - Theoretical
How to Avoid Plagiarism and Plagiarism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Citation Obligation and Reference Systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Information presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment2408
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026