Information Package / Course Catalogue
Information Search Strategies
Course Code: YBS261
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The purposes of this course are informing students about the need of information and information search behaviour and instrusturing them about basic concepts about information behaviour and explaining the internal and external reasons that effect students' information search behaviour, describing the information search behaviours of different groups and the features of information using features.

Course Content

The need of information, information search behaviours, the factors that constitutes and effects the information search behavior, related theories and models, the features of information search behaviour of different groups, the user searches, the fields of application, efficient information search strategies, the internet technologies and changing information searching strategies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students must have a basic perspective about information behaviour.
2.Students must be informed about information seeking and using of different groups
3.Students should use effective information search strategy in printed and digital media.
4.Students can easily use information access and information search platforms.
5.Uses effective information search strategies on the internet
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturer Notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The basic notions about related topic ( the need of information, the information search strategy and etc.) and terminology.
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 2 - Theoretical
The need of information and its' different types
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 3 - Theoretical
Behaviors, information search behaviour, information search strategy and the reasons that has effect on information search strategy
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 4 - Theoretical
System based approaches, user-centeric approaches, user studies and its' role on information services,
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 5 - Theoretical
Theories and models about information behaviors, leading theories and theoreticians, information search models
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 6 - Theoretical
The effects of technology on information behaviour, information searching on web and social networks.
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 7 - Theoretical
The demographic features and their effects on information behaviour, information searching and using on daily life.
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 8 - Theoretical
Youth people' and childrens' information seeking behaviours
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 9 - Theoretical
Youth people' and childrens' information strategies.
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 10 - Theoretical
The effects of profession and academic discipline on information search behaviour
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 11 - Theoretical
The information searching on various disciplines and professions and their information needs and their information using features, information search strategies
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 12 - Theoretical
Evaluating information behaviours and information searching strategies, related searching methods.
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 13 - Theoretical
The access to the information and information seeking platforms (Printed and Digital)
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 14 - Theoretical
Using information search strategies on internet enviroment
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Lecture - Practice131126
Assignment131013
Individual Work132026
Quiz24110
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026