iKomp (English)

iKomp is a general introduction to information literacy. Information literacy encompasses the knowledge, skills and attitudes we need to find, evaluate and use information sources effectively and appropriately to answer questions, solve problems, create knowledge and learn.

iKomp is structured as an open, digital and flexible online course. It can be taken independently as self-study, but you will benefit more from it if it is used as a foundation for further practice and discussion in the various courses you take as part of your education. The course consists of texts, videos, activities and quizzes. The main target group is students at universities and university colleges, but the course is open to anyone who wishes to improve their source-use skills in a scholarly context. If you are enrolled in one of the study programmes at UiT that include compulsory training in information literacy and academic writing, completing and passing iKomp will probably be a required course component early in your programme of study. It takes 8–10 hours of effective working time to complete iKomp. Once you have passed the course examination, you can download a course certificate.

iKomp is designed to help you ...

• identify characteristics of source quality, as these are understood in relevant scholarly and professional contexts.
• be familiar with honesty, integrity and good practice in the academic use of sources, including knowledge of plagiarism.
• find, select and gain access to scholarly sources.
• follow scholarly conventions and specified rules for citing sources and compiling reference lists of sources used in your own scholarly work.
• avoid plagiarism and unethical reuse of your own text.
• use source-use skills and knowledge to update your own subject knowledge, shed light on scholarly problems and participate in scholarly discourse.