Research4Life is
thrilled to announce the launch of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that
will equip existing and future users of the Research4Life programmes (Hinari,
AGORA, OARE, ARDI and GOALI) with the knowledge and skills required to access
and use the information efficiently. A call for applications to attend the MOOC
is now open. The Research4Life MOOC was funded by the Elsevier Foundation and
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Who should apply?
The target audience for this MOOC
is aligned with Research4Life’s eligibility criteria. Eligible institutions
include national universities, professional schools (in medicine, agriculture,
pharmacy, public health, socio-legal studies, engineering, etc.), research
institutes, teaching hospitals and healthcare centers, government offices,
national libraries, agricultural extension centers and local non-governmental
organizations.
This course was developed for
librarians, information professionals, IT specialists, researchers, academics,
lecturers, educators, students including graduates and post graduates, and
professionals, such as doctors, policy makers, extensionists, lawyers, social
workers and statisticians in the eligible countries and institutions.
Participants are
expected to spend on average six to eight hours per week on lessons and
activities, such as contributing to discussion forums and webinars.
What do you get from this course?
The Research4Life MOOC follows a
modular structure, which allows participants to study their area of interest
throughout a five-week period. The course covers topics relevant across all
Research4Life programmes, such as the scholarly communication landscape,
information literacy skills, advocacy and capacity development strategies.
Additionally, it provides discipline-specific information for Hinari, AGORA,
OARE, ARDI and GOALI.
Participants
of the course will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance after
completing the exam at the end of the course. Those who pass the exam with a
grade of at least 7.0, will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
How to apply?
The
course is free of charge and is offered in English over a five-week period. It
will take place between 11 November to
15 December 2019.
To
apply for the course, please complete the registration
form by 31 October 2019.
Applicants will be informed about their application by 5 November 2019.
Research4Life
MOOC will be repeated in the coming year and the dates will be announced in
early 2020. For further information, please contact us at AIMS@fao.org.
What is included in the course?
Module
1: Scholarly communication and Research4Life: This module provides an
overview on scholarly communication, the publishing landscape, key concepts
about Research4Life including the details about the partnership,, programmes’
coverage, eligibility criteria, and registration. Lessons included in this
module are:
Lesson 1.1: Scientific landscape
Lesson 1.2: Research assessment and bibliometrics
Lesson 1.3: Research4Life
Module
2: Discovery and re-use of scholarly literature: This module covers key concepts
of information literacy skills and competencies, including academic ethics,
licensing and academic collaboration tools. Lessons included in this module
are:
Lesson 2.1: Identifying information sources
Lesson 2.2: Using information resources
Lesson 2.3: Intellectual property and copyright -
Ethics and plagiarism
Lesson 2.4: Citing, reference management and
collaboration tools
Module
3: Discipline-specific browsing and searching: This module describes the five
Research4Life programmes (Hinari, AGORA, OARE, ARDI, GOALI) in detail,
including how to conduct discipline specific search, an introduction to Summon
to search across programmes and the bibliometric analysis tools: Scopus and
Dimensions, which are provided within Research4Life. Lessons included in this
module are:
Lesson 3.1: Hinari: Research in Health
Lesson 3.2: AGORA: Research in agriculture
Lesson 3.3: OARE: Research in the Environment
Lesson 3.4: ARDI: Research for Development and
Innovation
Lesson 3.5: GOALI: Research for Global Justice
Lesson 3.6: Search across Research4Life programmes
Lesson 3.7: Citation databases
Module
4: Additional discipline-specific resources: This module focuses on
additional discipline-specific resources and services in the five main
disciplines of the Research4Life programmes. Lessons included in this module
are:
Lesson 4.1: Health
Lesson 4.2: Agriculture, forestry, fisheries,
climate, food security, related biological and environmental sciences
Lesson 4.3: Environment
Lesson 4.4. Development and innovation
Lesson 4.5. Global justice
Lesson 4.6. Interdisciplinary resources
Module 5: Advocate on
Research4Life and Facilitate Capacity Development: This module teaches you how to
design advocacy strategies to address decision makers and upper management. It
also guides you on how to train local groups on how to use Research4Life.
Lessons included in this module are:
Lesson 5.1: Research4Life Advocacy Toolkit
Lesson 5.2: Training Your Audience on How to Use
Research4Life
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