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Professional Development Workshops: Effective online Searching

Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
Would you like to be able to quickly and efficiently find reliable, high quality evidence to support your work?
Introduces and explores freely available online sources for finding high quality, full-text research articles. Alsoprepares 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:
  1. Identify online sources for freely available high quality, full text articles
  2. Apply advanced search techniques within online sources efficiently to locate relevant articles
  3. Explain the role that open access publishing plays in the scholarly environment
  4. Use online tools to store and manage references and full text
  5. 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.