Alfabetización Informacional para trabajos de titulación de estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Técnica De Manabí

Abstract

Higher education plays a leading role in the comprehensive training of undergraduate and postgraduate students, a transversal axis is constituted by Information Literacy (ALFIN) that should be considered a primary component within the third level study, because it equips students of competencies that go from the search, retrieval, dissemination of information, applying selective criteria to obtain certified data, at the same time allowing the generation of new knowledge. The objective of the present work was to characterize the Informational Literacy for the degree work of the Medicine students at the Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador, articulating ALFIN programs. The research was quantitative - qualitative, descriptive and exploratory. The documentary information analysis method was used. The results obtained demonstrate the relevance of integrating information literacy in the academic field, because it allows the development of informational and technological skills in a globalized and changing world where information, especially in the medical area, is constantly evolving.