Digital Information Evaluation (DIGI101)
DIGI101 is a digital foundational course that addresses how to deal with scientific information disseminated through social media, news, academic literature, and artificial intelligence. It is offered in the spring and fall semesters, and enrollment is open throughout the semester.
Main content
The course provides tools to critically navigate a world of claims and arguments encountered in various media. Here, you will explore how scientific thinking is reflected in academic literature and what distinguishes information from misinformation. You will learn simple steps to find and evaluate information, claims, and sources and how to use this in writing assignments according to academic practice and expectations. Additionally, you will be introduced to the role of AI tools such as ChatGPT in your studies.
- The course is primarily aimed at new students and takes approximately 4 hours to complete.
- Enroll in the course via Studentweb and log in to Mitt UiB to access the course. You will then find a link to the English version.
- If you complete all modules and the final quiz, your approved result will be recorded at the end of the semester.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
Upon completing the course, the student will have the following learning outcomes:
- Identify academic core values.
- Describe principles for source criticism and critical reflection on science and science communication.
- Explain why and how to use others' work in academic writing.
- Recount fundamental rules of copyright in an academic context.
- Account for the opportunities and challenges related to using AI tools in studies.
Skills:
After the course, the student will be able to:
- Utilize relevant methods to evaluate scientific information in various media critically.
- Navigate effectively in the supply of academic literature and sources using appropriate search tools.
- Use others' work in their own academic writing, including creating citations and reference lists following academic standards.
General Competence:
After the course, the student will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of scientific attitudes and the importance of a source-critical perspective on all information, regardless of subject, medium, and methodology.
- Carry insights on what it means to be part of the academic community.
