Learning Links

Learning Links

Visit the Eastern Kentucky University Web pages on communication at http://www.english.eku.edu/. Click on “Resources” and “Written Communications: Choosing Words Wisely.” Read the various pages. What are some ways to ensure that your writing will be understood as you intended by your readers?

Visit Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/. Scroll down to “Handouts and Materials.” Click on “General Writing Concerns.” Then scroll down the page to the lists of topics. Explore at least five of the topics, and describe anything new and helpful you learned about writing.

Go to The Physician’s Guide to the Internet site at http://www.physiciansguide.com/. Click on “Postgraduate Education,” “Writing and Speaking for Excellence,” and “Medical Writing: Myths and Facts.” The material provided is directed to physicians, but the advice applies to all health care professionals. Why do you think writing is important for health care professionals? Explain why you believe the responses to the myths do or do not apply to your occupational area.