Course overview
Student questionnaire
Introductions

Writing sample (done in class; ungraded)

Assignment #1: Emailed Autobiographical Summary with Attachment

COMMENTS: Our first class is a chance to get acquainted with each other. Be ready to interview an unknown classmate (your impromptu research subject) and think about this: When exploring someone, is it better to ask them open questions (e.g., "What are your favorite kinds of foods?") or closed questions (e.g., "Do you own a car?"). How do our choices about investigation strategies frame the subjects we explore?

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Writing the personal statement

Working with headings, subheadings, and bullets

Writing resumes

Assignment #2: Resume/CV and personal statement (optional)

COMMENTS: Resumes and CVs are "survival documents" that every student should know how to generate on demand. Moreover, they are "living documents" that change and adapt to your needs throughout your life. In this class we will also outline what a personal statement is and how to write yours.

Assignment #1 Emailed Autobiographical Summary with Attachment

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Monday
06 APRIL 2009

Writing CVs

Mortality and morbidity: lessons from the cemetery

Interviews and interviewing

Document layout basics

REMINDER: Pick up your reader today at AS Publications and be ready to discuss readings on Wednesday.

Reading: “A Flag in the Wind: Educating for Professionalism in Medicine,” Thomas S. Inui (February 2003); “Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness—An Update to the 2004 Report,” Paul Jolly (October 2007).

Scientific methodology, writing and the peer review (refereeing) publication process

Peer reviewed publishing scenarios for the writer, editor and referee (Part 1)

Journal Article Presentations: Zack; Hannah; Danny

Assignment #2
Resume / CV

See links under "Assignment #2" on the Writing 109HP help page for readings and websites related to this assignment.

Office meetings to discuss personal statements

Tour of the UCSB Career Services Center (in the Career Resource Center) with Chris Gavin.

We will NOT meet in our regular classroom today. Please go directly to the Career Services Center.

Reading:“Seeing the Nursing Profession From a Different Perspective: Nurstry? Why Not!,” Huey-Ming Tzeng, and Chang-YiYin, (Oct.–Dec. 2007); “A Historical perspective on the nursing shortage,” Edith A. West, W.P. Griffith and Ron Ipohofen, (April 2007); “The Diversity of Dentistry,” Gordon J. Christensen (Jan. 2000)

Peer review of resumes and CVs in class (bring an extra copy)

Peer reviewed publishing scenarios for the writer, editor and referee (Part 2)

Discussion of readings

NOTE: All readings from the first section of our reader have been listed. You are invited to read those sections pertinent to your immediate post-graduation plans (e.g., read Tseng and YiYin, and West et al if you are applying to nursing school). Peruse all other readings that do not pertain to your plans and become familiar with them. We will discuss in class.

Journal Article Presentations: Jennifer; Francelle; Shaun

NOTE: Don't miss the annual BizTech Career Fair today at Corwin Pavilion, 12:00–4:00 pm. Bring your resume and work it!

Conducting health research at UCSB Davidson Library: an overview with Andrea Duda.

NOTE: We will meet in our classroom first, then relocate to the library, Rm. 1575. Please be on time to class at 11:00 am.

Please see the UCSB Library 109HP handout designed for our class by Becky Laswell (very helpful!)

Journal Article Presentations: Lindsay; Bran; Ben

Reading: “Reading the Medical Literature: Assessing Reports on Clinical Intervention Studies,” Renee J. Robillard, and Steven C. Ullery (2001).

Writing the research paper

Writing educational documents and "how-tos"

Assignment #3: Analytical assignment

Assignment #4: Patient education materials

Journal Article Presentations: Alan; Supriya; Alan

Office meetings to discuss personal statements (cont.)

Basic document design and visual organizers

Working with numeric data (Part I)

Journal Article Presentations: Sam; Leinah; Dora

Reading:“Patients, Medicines, and Information,” Karel van der Waarde (2004); “Minimizing human error in malaria rapid diagnosis: clarity of written instructions and health care worker performance,” Waverly Rennie, et al (2007).

TBA

Journal Article Presentations: Katie; Nicole; Matt

Public speaking
Preparing an oral presentation
Developing an interview strategy with your resume

Assignment #5: Reflective assignment

Reading and writing reflectively about medical issues.
Fiction and creative non-fictional approaches to medicine
Uses of metaphor and analogy in communicating with readers and patients

Journal Article Presentations: Brian; Olivia; Danielle

Reading: Peruse all articles in "Disease & Epidemiology" section of reader (pp. 193–256)

Assignment #4

Audience analysis for writing and speaking

Indexing and organizing text for reader use.

Software tools for the researcher.

Journal Article Presentations: Amy; Katrina; Randal

Assignment #3

Writing a health history

Peer review of health education materials

Assignment #6: Health history

Journal Article Presentations: Emily; Ani

Students presenting: Dora—TBA; Ben—MDRTB; Amy—Pediatric heart transplants; Leinah—Cataract eye disease; Danielle—Labor & delivery

Presentations

Students presenting : Randall & Shaun—Coronary arterial disease; Ani—TBA.

Presentations

Students presenting: Alan L.—TBA; Hannah—Parkinsons and stem cell therapy; Brian—MRSA; Jennifer—TBA; Katrina—AAA.

Memorial Day Holiday (UCSB campus closed)

Students presenting: Francelle—Lung cancer; Olivia—Cushings syndrome; Emily & Matt—TBA; Katie—AIDS and poverty.

Students presenting: Alan Y.—Retinoblastoma; Sam—TBA; Danny—TBA/2

Students presenting: Nicole—TBA; Brian K.—Cardiomegaly; Lindsay—HPV; Zak—TBA; Supriya—TBA.

Presentations

Assignment #6

Research papers are due today. Please deliver your paper in person to my office, or leave in the Writing Program drop box outside of SH 1520 (available M–F, 8:00 am–5:00 pm).