Information seeking behaviour of undergraduate biology students comparative analysis of first and final year students Noor S. Syed Shihaab E1,*, Dr. Gheena S.2 1Second year BDS, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai 2Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai *Corresponding Author E-mail:
Online published on 2 March, 2017. Abstract Aim To analyse about information seeking behaviour (ISB) of undergraduate biology students of first year and final year students. Objective To find out how information seeking behaviour from first year to final year undergraduate changes and analyse the various factors related to it. Materials and method 50 undergraduate first year students, 50 undergraduate final year students. A questionnaire containing 14 questions related to various facets of information seeking behaviour would be administered to analyse their difference in methodology and various factors. Information of scientific knowledge of subject and exploration of new ideas and concepts is an essential behaviour among health care students and we aim to assess this behaviour. Reason To have a better understanding of the information seeking behaviour among first year and final year undergraduate biology students and to analyse the impact of clinical exposure on this aspect. Top Keywords Information seeking behaviour, questionnaire, undergraduate biology. Top |