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Ontario Tech University
   
    Dec 09, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

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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 and referencing material within prescribed formats. 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 authoritative sources of health information, and how to evaluate health information sources for their authoritativeness. Through the course, the students will participate in the writing process from conduct of a literature review, evaluation of information sources, to the final output of an academic paper in the prescribed format. Academic integrity and technical writing skills are also emphasized. 

This course has multiple sections and delivery modes; please check MyCampus for further details.
Credit hours: 3
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 1300U, HLSC 1700U, HLSC 1702U 



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