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Professional Development Workshops: Effective online Searching
Course Status
Discontinued
Course Status
Discontinued
Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Would you like to be able to quickly and efficiently find reliable, high quality evidence to support your work?
Introduces and explores online sources for finding high-quality, full-text research articles. Also prepares students to use advanced search techniques efficiently within these sources and to manage references using tools such as RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley. Finally, students learn about tools available to use to stay current on topics related to the public health field.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify online sources for finding high-quality literature and data
- Evaluate websites and research studies to ensure that they are reliable and of high-quality
- Apply advanced search techniques to efficiently locate relevant articles from bibliographic databases
- Explain the role that open access plays in the scholarly environment
- Use online tools to store and manage references
- Identify online tools to use when establishing yourself as a professional in the field
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment in this course is restricted to students enrolled in an OPAL degree or certificate program.