HHD 501: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT*

(*HYBRID- IN-CLASS & DISTANCE)
fall 2009
Dr. Craig Stewart

ROMNEY CURRICULUM LAB- Wednesday 12:00 - 2:50 pm

contact information....
COURSE OBJECTIVES:...........
  • Office: MHPEC 121A
  • E-mail: cstewart@montana.edu
  • Office hrs: by appointment* or
    • T/Th - 2-3 pm
    • Wed. - 10 am - noon

      (* appointments must be requested by the student & confirmed by Dr. Stewart via e-mail at least 24 hours prior to meeting)

The primary purposes of this course are to provide graduate students in Health & Human Development experiences in

1) reading & understanding professional publications from the disciplines within Health & Human Development;

2) the formal writing skills necessary for the completion of a graduate degree (both article and grant preparation);

3) and an experience in formal oral presentation of a graduate quality paper/proposal/ review of related literature.

 

 
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

25% homework assignments* (submitted electronically*)
Abstracts of selected articles

25% formal written review of literature on topic selected by student &
agreed upon by DR. STEWART (submitted electronically*)

25% formally written position paper-(format provided) (submitted electronically*)

25% final oral presentation (POWER POINT) & defense of
major paper/ proposal or review of related literature

DATE
TOPIC
ASSIGNMENT

9/2
  • Class introduction & overview:
  • Craig's Top 10+
  • What is an abstract?
9/9
  • MEET IN LIBRARY CLASSROOM**
 HOMEWORK # 1-abstract of 'Reflections..."
9/16
  • Homework #1- review and critique
  • in class activity (continued)
 HOMEWORK # 2 - abstract of "Causes of cancer..."
9/23
  • The APA format
  • The Review of Literature
 HOMEWORK # 3- abstract of "Ginko..."
9/30
  • Plagerism
  • Transition in writing
  • Transition exercise
  • Homework #2- review & critique
 HOMEWORK # 4 -abstract of "Athletic injury.."
10/7
  • The Basics of Grant Writing
  • Homework #3- review & critique

HOMEWORK # 5 - abstract of "Opportunistic screening..."

10/14
  • Student presentation of review of literature topic
  • question and answers by class
  • presentation draw
  • Homework #4- review & critique**

 

 HOMEWORK # 6 - Preliminary rough draft of POSITION PAPER
10/21
  • Homework #5- review and critique**

 

 HOMEWORK # 7 - Preliminary rough draft of REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
10/28
  • Homework #6- review and critique**
10/31
  • HOMEWORK #7 Review & Critique**
FINAL POSITION PAPER DUE

11/4
FINAL REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE DUE
11/11

ORAL PRESENTATIONS & DEFENSE

1.

2.

3.
11/18

ORAL PRESENTATIONS & DEFENSE

1.

2.

3.
11/26

No class-HOLIDAY

THANKSGIVING
12/2

 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS & DEFENSE

1.

2.

3.
12/9

 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS & DEFENSE

1.

2.

3.
 
** these items MIGHT be handled via distance communication