About this schedule:
- Expected, approximate time requirements are shown in parentheses.
- Assignment/quiz/exam highlighting —
- yellow = related to monograph assignment,
- olive green = related to final search assignment,
- orange = exam or quiz
Week 1, Aug 25-Aug 31
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- Drs. Avedissian and Schmidt will cover “Introduction and Review of Course Dcouments” PDD 1002, Aug 26 at 1:00 PMSection I. Introduction and Review of Course Documents (in-person)
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- Claim a drug for your monograph assignment (MA). Assignment MA1 (due Aug 25)
- Book an appointment with Cindy for Zotero training (the training itself will take 1-1.5 hour and will result in completion of the MA2 assignment)
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- Section II. Using Drug Information Resources (online, asynchronous):
- Read Virtual Tour (5 min)
- Read Major Online Drug Information Resources. (20 min)
- Complete Major Online Drug Information Resources Tutorial and submit the associated assignment through Canvas (40 min, due Sep 1, 4 points)
- Read Additional Tertiary Resources (60 min) and
- submit the “Tertiary Resources” assignment through Canvas (60 min, due Sep 1, 5 points)
- Section II. Using Drug Information Resources (online, asynchronous):
Week 2, Sep 1- Sep 7
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- Read Introduction to Search Operators and Search Punctuation (20 min)
- Read Freely Available, Professional-level Internet Resources (20 min)
- Submit the the associated “Internet” assignment through Canvas (40 min, due Sep 8, 5 points)
- Read Freely Available, Consumer-oriented Resources (20 min)
- Complete the associated “Explore Consumer-Oriented Resources” assignment (20 min, not submitted for grading)
- Complete Final Review for Drug Information Resources Quiz (15 min)
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Week 3, Sep 8-Sep 14
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- Quiz: Drug Information Resources Quiz. (Timed open-note/book quiz in Canvas, 20 min, no back-tracking. You may take the quiz anytime between Sep 8 and Sep 15)
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- Section III. Searching PubMed:
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- Read Introduction to Comprehensive Searching (60 min)
- Read Introduction to the Final Search Assignment (includes a video)(30 min)
- Read Constructing a Comprehensive Keyword Search for a Drug Concept (includes a video)(60 min)
- Complete FSA1 Assignment and submit through Canvas. Guided by Using Martindale’s to Create a Drug Keyword Search — Tutorial (20 min, Sep 15, 3 points)
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Week 4, Sep 15 – Sept 21
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- Read Correcting Drug Keyword Search, watch included video, and submit associated “FSA1 corrected” assignment through Canvas (20 min, due Sep 22, 2 points)
- Read Constructing a comprehensive keyword search for a drug class or for a non-drug concept (includes a video)(60 min)
- Complete assignment guided by “Advanced Keyword Searching, Part 1 tutorial (NG administration of PPIs)(45 min, due Sep 22, 4 points)
- Complete FSA2 assignment guided by Advanced Keyword Searching, part II tutorial (45 min, due Sep 22, 4 points)
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Week 5 Sep 22 -Sep 28
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- Read Correcting FSA 2 Keyword Search, watch included video, and submit associated FSA2 corrected assignment through Canvas (60 min, Sep 29, 2 points)
- Read Searching PubMed with MeSH (includes a video) (60 min)
- Using MeSH to Search PubMed, Part I (kidney diseases caused by sirolimus)(45 min, Sep 29, 4 points)
- FSA 3 Assignment. Using MeSH to Search PubMed, Part II (30 min, Sep 29, 3 points)
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Week 6, Sep 29 -Oct 5
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- Read Correcting FSA MeSH Search (FSA 3 ) and additional MeSH Practice, watch included video, and submit associated FSA3 corrected assignment through Canvas (2 hour, due Oct 6, 2 points)
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- Section IV. Principles and Practice of Drug Information:
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- Watch Principles and practice of drug information video (Dr. Kjerengtroen) (60 min)
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Week 7, Oct 6 -Oct 12
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- Section III. Searching PubMed (cont):
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- Read Refining Exhuastive Searches, watch included video, and submit FSA4 assignment through Canvas
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(You will need to revise your FSA 2 corrected and FSA 3 corrected assignments based on Dr. Avedissian’s comments before you complete your FSA4. Your FSA4 serves as a pre-check for your 50 point FSA assignment. ) (2 hour, due Oct 13, 2 points)
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- Section V: Review for Exam:
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- Complete Review for Exam section of course book – includes several chapters
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Week 8, Oct 13- Oct 19
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- Section VI: Writing and Presenting a Monograph
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- Read Introduction to the Monograph Assignment
- Read Detailed Guidelines for the Monograph Assignment.
- Scan Example of a Correctly Formatted Assignment
- Read Citing Sources in Scientific Writing
- Read AMA 11th edition citation style
- Meet with Cindy for a 1-hour Zotero training session (MA3) (1 hour, must be completed by Oct 28 — hopefully long before, 5 points)
- Scientific Presentation Tips (see Canvas)
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Week 9, Oct 20-Oct 26
Study for exam, Work on Monograph Presentation or Final Search Assignment.
Week 10, Oct 28 -Nov 3
1. Proctored Exam. Oct 28, 1:00 PM – 2:50 PM PDD 1002, in person
2 and 3. Written monograph assignment and multiple-choice questions due Oct 31
Week 11, Nov 3 – Nov 4, This and remainder of the course is in-person
~ 10 of your classmates monograph oral/PowerPoint presentations (Monday, Nov 3, 50 points)
Week 12, Nov 10 – Nov 11
Quiz on Week 11 presentations (Monday, Nov 10, 25 points)
~10 of your classmates oral/PowerPoint presentations
Week 13, Nov 17 – Nov 18
Quiz on Week 12 presentations (Monday, Nov 17, 25 points)
~10 of your classmates oral/PowerPoint presentations
Week 14, Nov 24 -Nov 25
Quiz on Week 13 presentations (Monday, Nov 24, 25 points)
~10 of your classmates oral/PowerPoint presentations
Week 15, Dec 1-Dec 2
Quiz on Week 14 presentations (Monday, Dec 1 , 25 points)
~10 of your classmates oral/PowerPoint presentations
Week 16, Dec 8-Dec 9
Quiz on Week 15 presentations (Tuesday, Dec. 9, 25 points)
~10 of your classmates oral/PowerPoint presentations
Final Search Assignment (FSA) due (Dec 9 at midnight, 50 points)