Welcome! - Course introduction
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Learning objectives
This course will improve your ability to read and critically appraise scientific articles from a variety of sources, as well as improve your competence of basic terminology and technical language used in such research documents. It will introduce
you to health topics and how you, as a health professional, can apply this knowledge to an individual patient's or client's health or to the public health sphere as a whole.
You will gain knowledge in two main areas:
RESEARCH SKILLS
You will be able to discuss the principles of different study designs and the scientific literature research process
You will be able to find relevant literature
You will be able to critically assess the quality of scientific literature
ENGLISH COMPETENCE
You will improve your English vocabulary for discussing different health topics
You will be able to describe and compare different evidence-based methods and treatment approaches related to your patient's or client's care
You will be able to critically discuss the pros and cons of using various evidence-based methods in a health care setting