| Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Medical Humanities-Student Research |
Course Number
IMHU 4034 |
| Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements; Enrollment in Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration; Completed C-form with faculty signature required for enrollment. |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Dr. Anne Hudson-Jones
Other Faculty:
All faculty of IBHH |
Contact
Information
ahjones@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
1-3
excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
6 |
| Learning Objectives |
| This Selective provides dedicated time for students enrolled in the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration to complete the capstone scholarly/research project required for the Track, in the field of Medical Humanities. The student is expected to complete a written research report or similar product. |
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
| Students have enrolled in the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration and have met all prior requirements for that concentration. They have an interest in one or more of the disciplines within Medical Humanities and wish to expand their understanding of the humanities beyond what is offered in the required SOM curriculum, but without undertaking a longer curriculum than that required for SOM graduation (that is, not a candidate for an MA or PhD program). |
| Description of course
activities |
| Activities will be determined by negotiation with a faculty member of IBHH identified by the student prior to the start of the Selective. That faculty member will agree to be available for consultation and will review and evaluate the final research paper. The student will also present an oral report at the end of the Selective period. |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
|
Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
10 |
|
Self-directed study |
45 |
| Data
collection/analysis |
45 |
|
Other
|
0 |
Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
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1. Grading |
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| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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Faculty evaluation of written and oral research reports--adequacy of literature review; ability to synthesize and summarize humanities material; clearness and logic of writing and organization. |
|
2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
|
A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
|
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as above |
| B. |
Type of written assignment |
| |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
| |
Negotiable with faculty member |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
| |
Student selected in consultation with faculty member |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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Oral presentation for faculty/students at end of selective |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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Seminar |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
| |
E. |
Method of content selection |
| |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
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4. Professionalism |
| |
What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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Student will be closely supervised by one faculty member who will assess professionalism of student's performance |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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n/a |
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