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MEDI102 - Health Professions Education Dr Hisham Alshaikhli M.B.Ch.B, M.Sc, Ph.D, PGCertMedTech-NZ Assistant Professor College of Nursing – Qatar University [email protected] Office hours: Wednesday 12 pm-1 pm – Build...

MEDI102 - Health Professions Education Dr Hisham Alshaikhli M.B.Ch.B, M.Sc, Ph.D, PGCertMedTech-NZ Assistant Professor College of Nursing – Qatar University [email protected] Office hours: Wednesday 12 pm-1 pm – Building I03 – Office 504 1 Learning objectives Understand the:  Effective study skills.  Academic writing.  Preparing for the exam. MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 2 Effective Study Skills Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 3  Study Skills  Very often the study habits and practices developed and used in high school do not work for students in college/university Do you agree? Yes/No  Studying is a skill  Is not related to intelligence or genetics  Students must first learn study skills, practice them and develop effective study habits to be successful Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 4   Study begins on the first day of class.  Successful students read and review notes before each class to recall previous class information and warm up for learning.  Review your notes immediately after each class to reinforce learning. When To  Studying one hour immediately after a class will Study do more good in developing an understanding of the material. Studies show that more than 50% of material learned in class is forgotten within 24 hours without review.  Repeated exposure to the material will store it in your long-term memory. Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI 102: - Health Health Professions Professions Education Education 5  Your Learning Preference Ask yourself  Am I more inclined to remember something when I: 1. See it (Visual) 2. Hear it (Aural/Auditory) 3. Read it (Read and Write) 4. Experience or do something active with it (Kinaesthetic/Hands-on) MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 6 To Improve As A Visual Learner…  Visualize what you are studying  Use colour in your notes (coloured pens, highlighters, etc.)  Visualize what the instructor is lecturing about  Draw pictures and diagrams  Use mind maps in your notes  Use pictures and graphics to reinforce learning  Learn from videos MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 7 To Improve An Aural/Auditory Learner… TalkListen to tapes of recorded assignments Tape record your own textbook reading Listen to audiotapes on the subject Read out loud  over what you are studying with others Participate in class discussions MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 8 To Improve As A Read and Write Learner… Make lists (like this one!) Order things into priorities or categories Use headings that clearly explain what follows Use bullet points and numbered paragraphs Read handouts/books Rewrite any ideas and principles in your own words MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 9 To Improve As A Hands-On Learner… Stand up and move around while you are studying Take frequent breaks while studying Make use of your hands and write things down as you study Use the computer to reinforce learning Be physically active; experiment with objects Memorize or drill while walking or exercising Attend laboratory and practical sessions MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 10  Methods For Learning and Retaining Information Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 11  What Good Study Skills Do You Have? MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 12 For Effective Study Strategies, You Need To:  Take responsibility for your learning  Keeping your mind free and clear of distractions  Develop your study habits e.g. using time efficiently, & become involved with the learning task quickly  Relate learning to the real world or our own experiences  Review your learning experiences often  Question, summarise, and redefine new concepts and idea in real-world MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 13  Studying skills Involves: Reading (SQ3R table) and (dialogue with Auther, how to read article? ) Taking Notes Listening Concentration and Memory Motivation Study group Flash cards Mind map MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 14  SQ3R Reading Strategy Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 15 Dialogue With the Author Create a dialogue with the readings, even though it doesn’t talk back Take an active role in your reading of the text Question the author’s reasoning and information May get answers to your questions several pages later Makes learning interesting Gets you thinking and keeps you focused MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 16 Taking Notes Make notes brief Put notes in your own words Organize major and minor thoughts Use the appropriate note-taking method 1. Cornell Method 2. Outline 3. Mapping 4. Charting 5. Sentences or Paragraphs MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 17  Listening Be ready for the message Listen for the main or new ideas Understand what you are hearing Repeat mentally Ask questions Listen to the whole message Respect all ideas Decide what is important and what is not Sort, organize and categorize MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 18 Concentration and Memory  Have a routine study environment  Study as early in the day as possible  Deal with distracters and interferences  Set time goals  Take breaks MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 19 Motivation Set study goals Learn actively Ask questions Plan out your study time Work with study groups or with one other person MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 20  Study Groups  See the material from different perspectives  Stay motivated because the group needs you  Commit more time to studying  Group discussions help you learn the material  Share class notes and other material  Pick up new study tips & habits Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 21   Mind maps are created around a central word, idea, or theme  Create branches to other major concepts related to the central word  From there continue to create branches from every word or concept Mind Map you add to the map MEDI102 - Health Professions Education Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 22  Flash Cards Good for classes with a lot of terminology or vocabulary Helpful for remembering material Real strength of flash cards is testing yourself on the concepts An alternative to words on one side and definitions on the other is questions on one side and answers on the other Use them to quiz yourself Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 23 Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 24   Studying more/longer results in good grades  There’s one study system everyone can use  Knowing the course material is enough  Cramming the night before will keep it fresh  Writing has very little impact on learning Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 25 Five Tips for the Students 1. Study in small chunks instead of one long period (Pomodoro) 2. Review syllabus from which test questions will be taken from 3. Develop a studying system that works for you 4. Learn what the professor/teacher expects 5. Maintain a healthy brain (through physical exercise, mental exercise, good nutrition and stress management) MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 26  Activity What do you think is your best way of learning? Write the best ways to improve your learning skills according to your way of learning. NOTE: You may have more than one learning method. MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 27 Break 5 minutes MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 28  Academic Writing MEDI102 Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 29 What Do We Expect? Content Text organisation Quality of evidence Grammar Formatting Originality MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 30 How Do You Plan Your Academic Writings? MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 31  Academic Writings - Plan No Tasks Estimate Time Due Date 1 Analyse the question 2 Brainstorm 3 Research 4 Develop an outline 5 First draft 6 Edit 7 References MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 32 Analyse The Question MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 33  Establish Your Focus  Who is the audience?  How much detail will be appropriate?  What do I already know about this topic?  What aspects of the topic should I deal with?  In what breadth or depth should I treat the topic?  What books or articles could be useful to read?  How will the work be assessed MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 34 Develop an Outline (Taxonomy) Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 35 MEDI102 - Health Professions Education  Write Notes Outline Notes to Include* *While writing notes you may feel the need to alter your outline MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 36  How To Structure?  General to Specific  Chronological Order  From Problem to Solution (Talk about the need for something before explaining that something)  From Received Wisdom (what most people think) to Innovation (something that goes against received wisdom) Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 37 Making Paragraph - Example MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 38  Tips on Drafting and Editing The Word count – cut out the dead wood Overly long and complicated sentences Build a story that unfolds because each section flows from the last Use your own words and support them with a reference Read your drafts aloud and you will be more likely to notice small errors which can reduce the readability of your writing MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 39 Be Cautious – Be Humble Qualifying Adverbs: Possibly, Probably, Usually, Generally, Virtually, Predictably, Largely, Mainly, Mostly, Greatly, Extensively, Widely, May Might, Should, Be likely to, Ten Expression of Quantity: Most of , Nearly all, A large number, A majority, A great quantity, A great deal Conditional Expressions: If present trends continue, If circumstances remain unaltered, If nothing is done to prevent this, Unless something is done MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 40 MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 41  Don’t Say Say The question as to whether Whether There is no doubt but that Doubtless/no doubt Used for education purposes Used for education In a hasty manner Hastily This is a subject that This subject Be Concise His story is a strange one His story is strange The reason why is that Because In spite of the fact that Although Call your attention to the fact that Remind/Notify you I was unaware of the fact that I did not know The fact that had had not succeeded His failure Dr.MEDI102 Ahsan Sethi The fact that I had arrived MEDI 102: Health Professions Education My arrival 42  What they Say Name Mark Somebody else said this, not me. Quotation Marks “…” Pause for a moment, but this isn’t finished. Comma , This is the end of the sentence. Full Stop/Period. This would be the end of the sentence if the next Semi-colon ; bit wasn’t so closely connected. I’m leaving out something the other person said. Three dots … Punctuation This is just to prepare you for the next bit. Colon : This isn’t exactly part of what I’m saying, but I Brackets (…) think you’ll be interested anyways. Listen to ME. Exclamation Mark ! Either a letter is missing, or something belongs to Apostrophe ' this. I am asking you a question. Question Mark ? I am joining up two words to make a third one Hyphen - Dr.MEDI102 Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 43  Transition Words MEDI102Dr.- Ahsan HealthSethiProfessions Education MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 44  Plagiarism The unacknowledged use of another's work as if it were one's own. Examples are: i. Inclusion of more than a single phrase from another's work without the use of quotation marks and acknowledgement of source; ii. Summarising another's work by changing a few words or altering the order of presentation without acknowledgement; iii. Copying another's work; iv. use of another's ideas without acknowledgement or the presentation of work as if it were one's own which is substantially the ideas of another. MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 45 Plagiarism Detection Software  Turnitin  SafeAssign  iThenticate Part of Blackboard/Moodle Quick to use Scans web and internal database Highlights similar text MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 46 Why Reference? o To place your work in academic context o To acknowledge the source of your information o To distinguish between your own opinion and the views of others o To validate the knowledge, theories and discussions you present o Display breadth of reading/research o To show you have researched your material o To allow reader to follow up your work o To avoid accusation of plagiarism MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 47  Avoiding Plagiarism…  Avoid cutting and pasting from online sources directly into your writing;  Paraphrase – think about why you wish to include the material in your essay  Always acknowledge sources;  If in doubt, REFERENCE IT! MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 48 Paraphrasing is…  A (better?) alternative to direct quotation  A means of showing that you have understood the other person’s argument  A skill that can be learned and refined  An essential element of academic writing. MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 49 APA System Two elements:  Citation within text (author/date)  Reference in Bibliography/Reference list Note: No referencing in footnotes MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 50 APA Referencing – some practical tips  Direct quotation – the citation needs exact page number in addition to the author surname and year of publication e.g. Sethi (2022. p.3)  Mention all authors surname the first time you are citing and then for three or more authors, First surname et al in citation (meaning “and others”)  Always list up to 6 authors in full in Bibliography  No shortcuts with internet references MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 51 MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 52  Prepare For An Exam? MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 53   Read the title  Read the abstract  Identify the aims of the study How To Read  Skim through the article and identify its structure An Article  Identify the main points and questions answered  Determine the main conclusions  Take notes as you read Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI102 MEDI - Health Professions 102: Health Education Professions Education 54  Begin Maintain your studying early concentration Revise several Preparing times and focus Practice on old on important exams For An Exam concepts Be prepared physically and Organise all you mentally: Sleep need for the exam MEDI102 - Health Dr. Ahsan Sethi Professions Education well, Eat well MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 55  MEDI102 - Health Professions Education Answering Essay Type Questions  Identify how much time you have per question  Read the question  Highlight keywords and demarcate the requirements  The scores helps identify the time that can be allocatedPractice writing in  Think and organise similar situations  Brainstorm will lead to  Organise your thoughts and outline the key ideas improvement  Write the response  Thesis statement - Body – Conclusion  Proofread your work for MEDI Dr. Ahsan Sethi clarity, coherence and grammar 102: Health Professions Education 56  Answering Multiple Choice Questions  Read the question carefully and try to answer it before you read the choices  Read all the options  Strike out wrong answers  Mark answers clearly and consistently (if hand-on)  Beware of second guessing yourself (Change answers cautiously)  If you don’t know an answer, move on and don’t waste time (Revisit in the end)  If all else fails, make an educated guess!!  Finally, answer all questions unless there is a penalty for guessing Dr. Ahsan Sethi MEDI 102: Health Professions Education 57 MEDI102 - Health Professions Education Take Home Message You cannot just write your opinion. You must back everything you write with evidence (what other people have written). You must not copy other people’s work (plagiarism). You must reference where you got your information from. MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 58 Dr Hisham Alshaikhli M.B.Ch.B, M.Sc, Ph.D, PGCertMedTech-NZ Assistant Professor College of Nursing – Qatar University [email protected] Office hours: Mondays 12 pm-1 pm – Building I03 – Office 504 MEDI102 - Health Professions Education 59