Personal and Professional Development: Theme B
Who is the target audience?
First-year students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Why is this module important?
As specialists in their field of study, health care practitioners demonstrate a lifelong commitment to reflective learning as well as the creation, dissemination, application and translation of knowledge. This module will therefore assist students to make the transition from thinking and writing at school level to thinking and writing in academia, and to communicate in the appropriate academic language and style.
What do students learn in this module?
We focus on the writing process of an academic article. Therefore the output of this module is an academic article at a level appropriate for first-year Medicine and Health Sciences students. We cover the following important topics to assist students to write their article:
- Topic analysis
- Planning of a text
- Text structure
- Academic writing style
- Coherency
- Referencing
To find this module in the University Calendar, click the link to visit the page where the SU Calendar is hosted. Select the applicable Faculty Calendar part, and once that document has opened in a new tab, use your browser’s search function (usually activated by pressing ‘ctrl’ and ‘f’) to search for the module name.
How is the module presented?
Theme B is an embedded module in the Personal and Professional Development course, which is compulsory for all first-year Medicine and Health Sciences students. This module is presented as four workshop sessions of four hours each, which is facilitated in English or Afrikaans, and students may choose the option they prefer.
Would you like more information?
Please contact the course coordinator, Faika Haroun, or call 021 808 9102.
