Health Sciences @ ECU

Health Sciences @ ECU
School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate
Medicine
U/G
P/G
Midwifery
Tailored handouts
Voluntary hands-on sessions
U/G Nursing Orientation
Lecture
Workbook:
•Includes screen dumps
•In class exercises
•Answers included
Practical sessions:
•Voluntary
•Open to all health science students
SEBHS Core Information Literacy Programs
 Exercise and Sports Science (undergraduate)
 Occupational Therapy (undergraduate & postgraduate)
 Health communication - core undergraduate unit for Health
Promotion, Biomedical Science, Nutrition & OSH
 Occupational Safety and Health – small undergraduate group,
majority online postgraduate and higher degree
Exercise and Sports Science – establishing an IL program
 Embedded (on campus and Singapore)
 Tutorials
 Library research assignment (20%)
 Tutors – delivering sessions
Online Guides
Subject pages – related Internet sites
Dictionaries & encyclopaedias
Interactive anatomy sites
Clinical guidelines
Nursing theories
Transcultural nursing
Subject pathfinders – how to locate information
Online Pathfinders: Nursing & Midwifery
1. Library Databases : An introduction –
What are databases, journals etc. & how to access
relevant databases.
2. How to do a keyword search –
How to analyse topic , decide on terms to use &
combine terms.
3. CINAHL: Features & functions –
How to enter keywords, limit search , link to full text ,
print, save, e-mail & export references.
Online Pathfinder: Postgraduate medicine
1. How to access and search
Medline
2. How to access online books and
journal articles
3. Ordering material not held by
ECU
Subject Guides – Online Support
 SEBHS subject guides – Addiction Studies, Biomedical Science,
Exercise and Sports Science, Human Biology, Nutrition,
Occupational Therapy, Occupational Safety and Health, Public
Health/Health Promotion
 Promotion - Blackboard, email, print
 Feedback – webpage “hits” 1st semester 2008: Sports
Science: 1,148 OSH: 1,053 OT: 767 Public Health: 525
Health Sciences @ ECU