INFORMATION ACTIVITIES MEDIATED BY COMMUNICATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL FIELD OF MEDICINE: theory and practice V. Joura, Volgograd State Medical University

Operating Information Operating Information 1. Includes processing, storing and transfering information. 2. Predetermines effectiveness of activities in various professional fields (including medicine). 3. The processes it involves can be exteriorized through verbal communication.

Infomation Activities Mediated by Communication: Definition Infomation Activities Mediated by Communication: Definition Information activity mediated by communication is an interpersonal interaction which aims to reach an ultimate goal, i.e. to establish a positive relationship between interactants as well as obtain joint results by means of creating, processing, storing and transfering information (E. N. Krestyaninova).

Ways of Implementing Professional Medical Activities Professional Medical Activities Implementing Communication technical (verbal/ procedures non-verbal)

Infomation Activities Mediated by Communication: Definition Infomation Activities Mediated by Communication: Definition Information activities mediated by communication are a variety of communication actions aiming to accomplish a certain goal (either theoretical and applied) by means of extracting, interpreting and exchanging information with other agents or clients of these activities.

Information Activities Mediated by Communication Performed by a Medical Professional Traditional Recent Reading special Use of electronic publications resourses (Internet) (printed editions ) Participation in conferences Participation in on-line and teleconferences Publication of results Publishing information in printed editions in electronic editions

Infomation Activities Mediated by Communication within a Scientific Conference Forms of written information activities mediated by communication Oral or moxed forms of information activities mediated by communication 1. Filling in a number of standard forms (Curriculum Vitae, Business Card, Application/Registration Form) 1. Presenting a paper and participating in a discussion 2. Preparing standard papers of presenting research outcomes (Abstract, Power Point Presentation, Poster) 2. Discussing during a poster session

Materials for the Manual ► Authentic papers/forms required to participate in a conference; ► Scientific texts (article abstracts, articles, posters); ► Models and patterns of oral spoken communication used to exchange research information along with the recommendations how to use them; ► Pieces of genuine communication Selection criteria: reliability, authenticity of the sources used, permission of their authors to use them.

Methods Used Problem searching (heuristic) methods; Reproductive learining methods; Immitation learning and role-plays; Other communication learning techniques.

Problem Searching Find and summarize on-line information about the requirements for an effective conference PowerPoint presentation. Focus on the following points: Slide design (colors and fonts) _____________________________________________________________________ Slide structure (text density, text builds, text movement) ________________ _____ Graphs and charts ______________________________________________ _______ Multimedia (clip art and animated graphics) ______________________ __________ Spelling and grammar ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Length (number of slides in one presentation, time of presenting) _________ ____________________________________________________________ Opening slide, concluding slide ___________________________________ References

Reproductive Learning

Evaluation

Immitation Leraning and Role- playing ► B. Write a text for the poster presentation of the research below. (Use questions from Task 9.) ► C. Using the information from the text and the interview fill in the section of the conference application form as if you were Dr Morris.

Other communication techniques Tasks to arrange discussions, dialogues, speeches, etc.

System of Arranging the Tasks in the Manual ► Warming-up; ► Conceptualizing and defining the contents of a certain form of communication ► (CV, business card, poster, etc.); ► Eliciting its structure and formal rules of organization (CV, business card, poster, etc.); ► General description of a certain information activity mediated by communication; ► Working out the criteria of evaluating the quality of the sample texts available; ► Evaluation using the developed criteria and expressing personal opinion; ► Performing reproductive and immitation learning tasks. ► Role-plays and other communication tasks.

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