EPISTEMOLOGICAL ELEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CURRICULAR STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION SYLLABUS OF THE INFORMATION SCIENCE COURSES OF UFSC

Vianna, William Barbosa; Brasil, Sonali Paula Molin Bedin

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RESEARCH ARTICLE • RDBCI : Rev. Digit. Bibl. e Cienc. Inf. 17 • 2019 • https://doi.org/10.20396/rdbci.v17i0.8652729/e019017 copy

EPISTEMOLOGICAL ELEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CURRICULAR STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION SYLLABUS OF THE INFORMATION SCIENCE COURSES OF UFSC

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ABSTRACT

The relationship between epistemology and curricular structure is established from studies in which the attainment of knowledge is preserved. In Information Science, some elements are widely discussed, such as: interdisciplinarity, the relation with the information technology and the social insertion. The present study intends to analyze the curricular structure of the General Training Syllabus, common to the courses of Archival Studies, Librarianship and Information Science that are offered by the Department of Information Science of UFSC, from the perspective of information technology. It uses qualitative research as a way of approaching the problem, once the data were collected directly from the existing documents and classified for an interpretative analysis by the researcher; concerning technical procedures, this study is supported by a bibliographical research in order to gather theoretical references, which were chosen intentionally for their already renowned relevance to the field of study; concerning the objectives, it is characterized as an exploratory and descriptive research. As a result, it was possible to identify that the epistemological relationship of these areas remains preserved.

KEYWORDS:
Academic curriculum; Epistemology; Information technology

Guiding Principles
Course: Archivology
General objective	Provide the professional training of the Archivist enabling him to act in a critical and reflexive manner on the dimensions of social reality.
Specific objectives	a) offer conditions that allow the student to develop a critical view of society; b) to qualify for the future exercise of the managerial and technical functions proper to the professional field of Archives; (d) to enable the student to study in a judicious and effective manner, and (c) to stimulate in the students the values and capacity to assume, in the future, the professional challenges, knowing how to choose the best theoretical and practical alternatives for the fulfillment of the social demands; investigation of its context, in view of the future generation of professional and scientific knowledge; e) instrumentalize the student to act critically, creatively and efficiently in the professional organization and management of archival information, proposing solutions that lead to the awareness of the value of professionals, information and recognition by society; f) teach the student to manage the information in different media, applying archival principles supported in information and communication technologies; g) prepare the student to promote theoretical-practical knowledge directed to the activities of production, analysis, classification, evaluation, description, preservation, recovery, mediation, dissemination and use of archival information.
Egresso's profile	Ability to assume the burdens that the Brazilian legislation of their profession provides and that, in addition, they are prepared to expand the knowledge of its field; contents of the Archivology, corresponding to this academic level, and prepared to face, with proficiency and creativity, the opportunities and challenges of their professional practice, especially those that require interventions in archives, documentation or information centers, cultural centers, services or information networks, cultural heritage management bodies.
Skills	- identify the boundaries that demarcate their field of knowledge; - generate services based on the knowledge acquired and disseminate them; - formulate and implement institutional policies; - design, coordinate, execute and evaluate plans, programs and projects; - develop and use new technologies; - translate the needs of individuals, groups and communities in their respective areas of activity; - develop autonomous professional activities, in order to guide, direct, advise, advise, perform expertise and issue technical reports and opinions; - respond to the demands of information produced by the transformations that characterize the contemporary world.
Course: Librarianship
General objective	To train librarians with a critical vision of society capable of acting as information professionals imbued with the commitment to information management and its dissemination and with awareness of their social role in the elimination of barriers to access information that is political, technological, economic, educational, social, cultural and recreational.
Specific objectives: Train for:	a) process the information registered in different types of support, b) apply theoretical and practical management knowledge in the planning and operation of information units; c) manage activities of selection, analysis, storage and dissemination of information; d) conduct research on products and services, processing, transfer and use of information; e) master information technologies for use in information services; f) to manage the implementation of computerization programs in information units; g) act as a stimulator and guide in the use of information resources through actions and programs of education of users.
Egresso's profile	a) information unit manager; b) technician in the treatment of information; c) educator in the use of informational resources.
Skills	In Communication and Expression; Technical-Scientific; Management; Social and Political.
Course: Information Science
General objective	Train entrepreneurs capable of identifying, developing and deploying innovative, integrated and collaborative solutions, both human and non-human, in various technical formats to solve real information problems.
Specific objectives:	- Develop a teaching-learning process integrated in scientific initiation and professional action; - Flexibilize the continuous updating of contents and a dynamic, constant and frequent curricular revision; - To reconcile the contents of the Bachelor of Science in Information with the research lines of the Graduate Program in Information Science (PGCIN); - Promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a cross-cutting theme;
Egresso's profile	Entrepreneurial profile and ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary teams in the identification, development and implementation of innovative, integrated and collaborative solutions, human and nonhuman, in various technical formats to solve real information problems; Have a systemic vision and ability to integrate the solid knowledge of the common core of General Information Science Education with the Specific Knowledge of the Bachelor and apply them initially in the professional practice of the stages associated with scientific initiation; Be able to follow the evolution of information and communication technologies and identify, propose and implement possible and feasible solutions to emerging challenges.
Skills	- Analyze, evaluate and organize public and private databases; - Designing, developing and deploying information services and systems (processing, generation, processing, transmission, reception, presentation, storage and information security); - Subsidize decision making through data filtering; environmental scans; analysis of patent literature, metric studies of information, tracking and analysis of information policies; technology for benchmarking and data availability for transparency, accountability, technical reports, executives and others. - To subsidize programs and projects of innovation with knowledge of information science; - Analyze and compare information and communication technologies regarding usability, considering technical, economic and social aspects; - Leading and participating in multidisciplinary teams in information management projects; - Manage and participate in information technology projects; - Evaluate performance, size and optimize information processing systems; - Enable interoperability of wastewater treatment systems information; - Monitor, evaluate, issue opinions and technical reports on projects and information and communication systems;

1st. PHASE
subject	Menu
Introduction to Information Science	It seeks to identify the historical / social perspective of Information Science in the world and in Brazil. Understand the theoretical contributions and their pioneers. Insertion of Information Science in Applied Social Sciences according to its object of study, its theories and its interdisciplinarity.
Evolution of Philosophical and Scientific Thought	It deals with the main historical forms of philosophical and scientific discourse, from the first Greek manifestations to the present day.
Bibliographic research	It deals with the scientific communication, the methods and techniques of bibliographic research, the history of general normalization and the normalization of documentation and knowledge and assimilation of documentary standardization procedures created in Brazil by ABNT.
Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies	Introduction to information systems. Fundamentals of information and communication technologies. Hardware (components, storage technology, input and output technology), software (types, generations) and computer networks. Text editors. Spreadsheets. Installation and configuration of programs.
Instrumental Logic I	Introduction to Logical-Mathematical Reasoning. Set Theory. Propositional Logic. Calculation of Predicates. Analysis and Validation of Arguments. Introduction to Deductive Thinking.
Entrepreneurship I	Fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Concepts, origins and evolution of entrepreneurship. Success factors and entrepreneurial culture. Characteristics and entrepreneurial profile.
Reading and Writing Text	Theoretical approaches to reading and related reading concepts. Levels, strategies and reading practices. Texturization / textuality factors, rules of coherence and referencing. Conditions of textual production and particularities of discourse genres.
2nd. PHASE
Sources of Information I	It deals with universal and national bibliographic control. It presents the typology and purpose of the sources of information. Analyzes and evaluates general information sources.
Knowledge Organization Systems	It covers the introductory aspects about theories and methodologies of the Knowledge Organization Systems (SOC), used for the organization and retrieval of information: classifications, thesauri, taxonomies and ontologies.
Information society	Information society and knowledge economy. Cyberculture. Digital convergence. Electronic government and electronic governance. Networking organizations. Social networks.
Information Retrieval	Information retrieval systems, generations, logics, resources and search strategies in databases. Information retrieval on the Web, search engines, directories and meta search engines.
Professional ethics	Professional ethics. Rights and duties. Behavior and professional posture. Professional secrecy.
Introduction to Administration	The organization as object of management. The pioneers of Administration as science. The administrative functions: Planning, organization, coordination, command and control.
3rd. PHASE
History of Contemporary Brazil	The formation of Contemporary Brazil. History and culture Afro-Brazilian and indigenous. From the 1st Republic to the military dictatorship. Redemocratization and Brazil: current issues and contemporary issues.
Introduction to Thematic Representation	Introduction to Information Analysis. Indexing - typology, tools and methodologies. Covers introductory aspects of Information Retrieval.
Introduction to Descriptive Representation	Theoretical, methodological and guiding principles of descriptive representation. Elements, levels and research instruments of the descriptive representation. Norms and standards of descriptive representation and its applications in informational resources.
Informational Competence	Conceptual, historical and methodological aspects of Informational Competence. Dimensions of Informational Competence. Development programs and models of Informational Competence.
Organization, Systems and Methods	Theoretical basis for OSM. Instruments, professional performance and structural aspects involved. Behaviors, characteristics and (re) organizational designs. Management of processes, administrative analysis and organizational knowledge. Implementation of administrative processes and project development.
Quality management	Concept of quality management in organizations. Quality management systems and approaches to support tools applied to the information unit. Routine management and information unit processes. Efficient resource management. Study and representation of processes.
Research methodology	It addresses the socio-historical concepts of science, knowledge, research and scientific communication. It deals with the methods and techniques of social research and the preparation of the project and execution of the research until its final stage of preparation of the final report.
Introduction to Databases	Database. Database Management Systems. Databases and Databases. Database Design.
4th. PHASE
Metrics Studies of Information	Theory and practice of metric studies since its origin and its main representatives in the world, national and academic scope in Information Science. Understanding statistical phenomena in scientific and technological information, providing basic support for students to understand the context of metric studies. To present consolidated systems of measurement of Science and Technology, as well as the quantification of bibliographical / documentary information.
Scientific Publishing	It deals with the history and organization of publishers, the national and international book market. It addresses the traditional and electronic publishing processes.
Accessibility and Digital Inclusion	Study of social inclusion / exclusion processes through the digital interface. Inclusive potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in contemporary society. International standards and standards on accessibility; study of assistive technology and other technological innovations aimed at the social inclusion of people with disabilities.
Strategic planning	It aims to provide the student with an understanding of the concepts of strategic management in service organizations in a systemic way, in particular information units. Special focus on planning supported by performance measures and aiming to increase value-added is essential. The management of personnel and resources (physical and material) is necessary for the success of strategic management. Such an understanding is important in the management of information units in particular in relation to the user and the surrounding environment.
Computerization Project	It addresses the information unit as a system, its nuclei of activities, its functions and tasks, and the motivations for its computerization. It plans the computerization of an information unit, from the choice of solutions and the acquisition of programs or the development of its own systems.
Information Marketing	It addresses the types and characteristics of the users of information unit services, their impact on the decision making regarding the implementation of these units and on the transformations of these services according to the existing demand profiles in various social environments. It deals with the procedures used for the knowledge of communities of interest in information, aiming at the preparation of study project.
Applied Statistics I	Descriptive statistics. Development of research tools. Notions of Probability. Use of the main probability distributions. Topics of statistical inference.
Digital Preservation	It deals with digital formats, digitalization of documents, national digital and international digital preservation policies and projects. Techniques and instruments for the treatment of the data of maps, photographs, cartographies and other documents of images, sounds and texts. Copyright, intellectual property and software licensing.

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[1] Correspondence E-mail: william.vianna@ufsc.br