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9780195516982

Communicating in the Health and Social Sciences

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195516982

  • ISBN10:

    0195516982

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-12-16
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Communicating in the Health Sciences is written for all undergraduate students expecting to make their careers within the health sciences profession. In addition to providing support to students who are struggling with the rigours of their first year at University, it assists in enliveningand enriching the presentation of assessable material for second and third year students. Communicating in the Health Sciences explains the 'whys' and 'hows' of: writing essays, reviews, media releases and summaries; conducting and presenting research and laboratory reports, of preparing and delivering submissions; collating annotated bibliographies; presenting figures and tables;preparing for examinations and presenting and delivering posters, presentations and vivas.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
viii
List of Tables
ix
Contributors xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xiv
Part 1 Introduction
Communicating in the Health and Social Sciences
3(12)
Joy Higgs
Lindy McAllister
Ann Sefton
Part 2 Communicating in Academic and Fieldwork Settings
Study Skills
15(7)
Iain Hay
Ann Sefton
Academic Honesty and Ethical Communication
22(7)
Ann Sefton
Iain Hay
Learning Academic Writing
29(13)
Joy Higgs
Lindy McAllister
Joan Rosenthal
Learning to Write Essays and Assignments
42(10)
Iain Hay
Lindy McAllister
Searching the Literature and Managing the Collected Data
52(9)
Ann Sefton
Annette Street
Referencing and Managing References
61(12)
Joy Higgs
Joan Rosenthal
Ann Sefton
Writing Journal Papers
73(7)
Annette Street
Joy Higgs
Writing Theses
80(10)
Joy Higgs
Annette Street
Electronic Communication and Communicating in Flexible Learning
90(9)
Mary Jane Mahony
Communicating in Problem-based Learning Classes
99(6)
Ann Sefton
Writing Records, Reports and Referrals in Professional Practice
105(15)
Lindy McAllister
Iain Hay
Annette Street
Case Conferences and Student Case Presentations
120(6)
Ann Sefton
Annette Street
Preparing a Community Health Proposal
126(11)
Lindy McAllister
Lucie Shanahan
Communicating with the Community about Health
137(18)
Linda Portsmouth
Part 3 Presentation Styles, Skills, and Strategies
Text Style and Formatting: Using Styles and Templates
155(6)
Charles Higgs
Joy Higgs
Preparing Graphics and Tables
161(8)
Charles Higgs
Joy Higgs
Preparing Posters
169(7)
Iain Hay
Ann Sefton
Giving Talks in Class
176(8)
Annette Street
Iain Hay
Ann Sefton
PowerPoint Presentations
184(10)
Charles Higgs
Joy Higgs
Presenting Talks at Conferences
194(11)
Annette Street
Iain Hay
Part 4 Interpersonal Communication
Leading Groups and Meetings
205(13)
Joy Higgs
Mary Jane Mahony
Talking with Colleagues, Patients, Clients, and Carers
218(12)
Lindy McAllister
Annette Street
Working with Groups: Consulting, Advocating, Mediating, and Negotiating
230(9)
Ann Sefton
Lyndall Trevena
Intercultural Communication
239(8)
Lindy McAllister
Annette Street
Giving Feedback
247(7)
Lindy McAllister
Learning to Communicate Clinical Reasoning
254(6)
Joy Higgs
Lindy McAllister
Working as a Member of a Community Health Team
260(11)
Linda Portsmouth
Index 271

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