Curricular Unit:			Code:
Great Themes of Information Sciences and Documentation			874GTCI
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Doctorate	Information Sciences (Systems, Technology and Information Management)	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The course introduces the main themes and issues of Information Sciences and Documentation, as a multidisciplinary field of knowledge. The main objectives of the course are: To understanding the traditional documentalist dimension and the emergence of the informational dimension established with the Information Technology and Communication, since the 18th century to the 21th century. To understand and discuss the historical and epistemological journey of Information Science as an autonomous branch of knowledge. To know the current problems and research topics.
Syllabus:
1. Epistemology of Information Science 2. Transdisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity of CI 3. The themes of Information Science 4. Current research and scientific production trends 5. The scientific, professional dimension and new skills 6. Research methodology in CI.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
This course will be addressed diachronically, the main themes and issues of CI, from the perspective of providing students with an understanding of the current landscape of development of the discipline. Each point of the program will feature the launch of questions, critically examining the possibilities for response. The brainstorming will be raised at the prospect of engaging PhD students.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Lectures appealing to the reflective student participation. Evaluation elements: Participation in the seminar. Submission of Written Essay. Quality Essay Presented. Discussion of the Essay Presented.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
As a curricular unit fundamentally theoretical, lectures are supplemented with student research and materialized in the reflections and analyzes (brainstorming) produced in the classroom and the completion and presentation of the research paper.
Reading:
Bawden, D. (2014), "Research trends in information science", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 70 No. 3. Connaway, L. S. & Radford, M. L. (2016). Research Methods in Library and Information Science (Library and Information Science Text). Libraries Unlimited. Dora, M. & Kumar, H. A. (2019). National and international trends in library and information science research: A comparative review of the literature, IFLA Journal, Volume: 46 issue: 3: 234-249. Jourdey, D. N. (2017). The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science). London: Libraries Unlimited Pinheiro, L. V. R. (2018). Mutações na ciência da informação e reflexos nas mandalas interdisciplinares. Informação e Sociedade: Estudos, v. 28, n. 3, p. 115-134. Silva, J. C. e Gomes, H. F. (2015). Conceitos de informação na Ciência da Informação: perceções analíticas,... Informação e Sociedade: Estudos, v. 25, n.1, p. 145-157. Silva. C. G. (2019). Investigação em Ciência da Informação. Lisboa: Edições Colibri.