Student guide Faculty of Economics A.Y. 2008/09

Information literacy II
Lesson timetable, Notice board, Additional material
Lecturers
CAVALERI PIERO
REBORA GIANFRANCO
Lecturers
Informatica (laboratorio di informatica) (alfabet
PIERO CAVALERI
GIANFRANCO REBORA
Aim of the course
Informatica (laboratorio di informatica) (alfabet
The course builds upon the subject-matter and skillspresented in the Information Literacy I course, devoting special attention to methods of research using non-conventional tools.
Students will learn how to search for and use documents and data relating to specific market sectors,
including the use of international organisations as sources ofbusiness intelligence.
The course will include practical tutorial exercises.
Syllabus
Informatica (laboratorio di informatica) (alfabet
1) Information about the national and international market sectors.
2) Statistical data.
3) Documents published by international organisations containingmarket informatio
Examinations
Informatica (laboratorio di informatica) (alfabet
There will be a written exam at the end of the course.
Reading list
Informatica (laboratorio di informatica) (alfabet
Online lecture notes
 
Le statistiche economiche / Enrico Giovannini, Il mulino, 2006.ISBN: 88-15-11300-2
 
Distance students will additionally be required to study one of the following texts:
Grey, Duncan. Getting the buggers to find out : information skills and learning how to learn / Duncan Grey. Continuum. ISBN:  9780826499738.2008.
Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, Second Edition, Libraries Unlimited; 2 edition,  2003. ISBN: 978-1563085208
 
The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources, Information Today, 2005. ISBN: 978-0910965668
 
Introduction to Online Market and Industry Research, South-Western Educational Pub, 2004, . ISBN: 978-0538726849
 
Additional reading references will be given at the start of the course