HLSC 1701U – Information Literacy and Written Communication for the Health Sciences

This course is an introduction and opportunity for first-year Health Sciences students to develop their writing, information technology, and literacy skills. The emphasis in the course is on cultivating the students’ writing skills to the level of scholarly writing within a prescribed format (e.g., Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association). Students participate in activities that foster critical thinking as they research and evaluate online materials as well as participate in self and peer evaluation activities. Students are introduced to various credible sources of health information, and how to evaluate health information sources for their authoritativeness. In this course, the students will participate in the writing process from conduct of a literature review, evaluation of information sources, and revision and editing that leads to a final paper. Academic integrity and technical writing skills are also emphasized
Credit hours: 3
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 1300U and HLSC 1700U and HLSC 1702U