Proposal of a program to develop information competencies among undergraduate dental students

[摘要] Introduction:search, retrieval and evaluation of information is an essential component inthe process of scientific research which requires the development of informationcompetencies among undergraduates as part of the curricular contents, to ensurethe participation of all.Objective: design a study program for an elective undergraduate courseaimed at developing the information competencies required to deal with learningproblems and research tasks.Methods: a pedagogical study was conducted in which review and adaptationwas performed of core competencies 1 and 2 as defined in the Information CompetencyStandards of the Cuban National Health Sciences Information System. Accountwas taken of the results of research training diagnostics, as well as of theknowledge acquired by first year students.Results: a program was proposed for an elective 32-hour physical attendancecourse on scientific information search structured into five topics. The programincludes the contents per topic, objectives, essential knowledge to be acquired,main skills to develop and the evaluation system. Conclusions: the study program designed includes contents related tothe use of the Virtual Health Library of Cuba to search, retrieve and evaluatescientific information, fostering the development of information competenciesamong undergraduate students.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] information literacy;dentistry;study programs;information competencies;universities;dental students.