HSCI 600

HSCI 600: Professional Communication in Healthcare

Credit Hours: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture

In this course students will integrate scholarly literature into academic and scientific communication within the health sciences. The implementation of effective writing in health sciences professions is emphasized. Lecture.

Content

• Style and Structure in Academic Writing
• APA
• Database Research and Peer Review
• Drafting a Literature Review
• Writing Essentials, Ethics of Authorship, and Plagiarism
• Grammar and Mechanics in Academic and Professional Writing
• Rhetorical Analysis and Patterns of Error
• Professional Communication Strategies
• Audience and Public Health Social Media

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

This is an online course with synchronous meetings. Learning strategies include lectures, rhetorical analysis, drafting, peer review, group discussions, and analysis of social media and public health messaging.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

1. interpret data from multiple sources,

2. produce scholarly literature,

3. analyze rhetorical strategies in writing, and

4. demonstrate effective oral, written, and visual communication skills.

Assessment Measures

• Graded discussions
• Response assignments
• Drafting assignments
• A literature review project
• A research presentation

 

 

Review and published

June, 2023