The course consists of 12 modules to be completed over a period of 8 weeks. The modules are broken down into lessons and the lessons into units. At the beginning of each module, the objectives and content of the module were discussed, and the topic of the module gave an approximate number of hours needed for its implementation (modules are 2- or 4-hour, and the entire course takes about 32 hours, 4 hours a week ).
The course schedule (division of modules by week) is as follows:
1st week - 4h:
1. Sources of scientific information (2h)
2. Copyright (2h)
2nd week - 4h:
2. Copyright (2h)
3. Library catalogs (2h)
3rd week - 4h:
3. Library catalogs (2h)
4. Open Access (2h)
4th week - 4h:
4. Open Access (2h)
5. Open resources - how to search (2h)
5th week - 4h:
6. Scientific and bibliometric bases (4h)
6th week - 4h:
7. Social networks (2h)
8. Electronic publications (2h)
7th week - 4h:
9. Scientific search engines (2h)
10. Tools for scientific work (2h)
8th week - 4h:
11. Research data (2h)
12. SI methods and techniques (2h)

At the end of each module, you will find the sources used and the test questions. In addition, some modules contain tasks to be done by yourself. These tasks are optional, not scored. Additional (supplementary) content is marked with the Extend your knowledge icon, and some of them are available in additional materials.

The course ends with a graded test containing 30 questions randomly selected from a pool of questions throughout the course. Duration 30 minutes. The test can be completed twice, with the higher grade from the test being included in the final grade.