HS710 Advanced Research, Writing, and Communication (3 cr.)

This course focuses on graduate academic and professional writing skills within the health sector, including voice and style, ethical use of source material, and revision.  Students learn to identify and evaluate resources relevant to the research, writing, and communication process with an emphasis in the health sector.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze and synthesize a variety of credible sources relevant to a research question.
2. Integrate source material into academic and professional writing, including correct use of summary, paraphrase, and quotation, along with proper citation.
3. Evaluate various modes of organizational and health-related communication, including emerging technologies.
4. Apply various communication styles, including variations found within diverse cultural, gender, and generational groups.