LibGuides: HSCI 101: Introduction to Health Care Professions: Show &amp; Tell Assignment

Who, What, Where, When, How?

Important details

Who: Who wrote the article? Are their credentials listed? Who is the intended audience?
What: What are the author(s) trying to say? Can you find the thesis statement?
Where: What kind of publication was the article published in (a scholarly journal, a magazine to educate patients, a popular source for scientific information)? Where was the research completed and who does it impact?
When: Is your article recent? It should have been published within the last six months.
How: How did the author(s) acquire the information? Can the experiments be run again? Can the information be found again?

Best Bests for Locating a Journal Article

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Subjects: History, Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Art.
Multidisciplinary index to peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles; some full-text; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing Full-text consumer-oriented content covering all areas of health and wellness from 1982-current.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Nursing, Health Sciences Some full-text, peer-reviewed journals and trade publications with a focus on nursing, drug information, and allied health from 1937-current; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.

Need help finding a topic?

If you can't think of a good topic, here are a few places to look for ideas:

Has your instructor mentioned any current HSCI topics in class?
Check out topics in Opposing Viewpoints, a library database (look under the Browse heading).
Look through the Idea Generator .
Browse through the library database POV (Point of View Reference) to come up with a topic.
Reach out to a librarian.