Asynchronous Activities:
Read and Become Familiar with:
- Course schedule and syllabus
- Objectives, requirements, grading
- Assignment (Group Project)
- Discussion Board instructions
- Extra credit
- Identify and establish computer and Wi-Fi needs
- Become familiar with BlackBoard (BB) functions.
- Read the overview and the objectives for “Health Communication and Health Information Technology” in Healthy People 2020
Read Articles:
- Linda Lederman, Gary Kreps, and Anthony Roberto. 2017. Health Communication in Everyday Life Chapter 1: The Role of Communication in Health Issues (pdf)
- Storey, Douglas; Seifert-Ahanda, Kim; Andaluz, Adriana; Tsoi, Benjamin; Matsuki, Jennifer Medina; Cutler, Blayne. What Is Health Communication and How Does It Affect the HIV/AIDS Continuum of Care? A Brief Primer and Case Study From New York City , JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: August 15, 2014 – Volume 66 – Issue – p S241-S249 doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000243
- Kaldjian, L. C. 2020. Communication about medical errors.
Patient Education and Counseling. Advance online publication. S0738-3991(20)30659-5. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.035.
Assignments (due online)
- On the Introductions Discussion Board (DB), write a minimum of 125 words introducing yourself, include your major, your plans after you graduate, your hobbies or what you like to do in your spare time, if and where you work, and something unusual or different about you or your family. Feel free to comment on other students’ posts.
- Formal college-level writing is expected. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, and clarity of expression are important.
- It is always recommended that you prepare your post first in Word and then cut and paste to the DB.
- Respond to the DB questions under DB 1, Introduction to Health Communication.
- Respond to at least one other student’s post.
How do I access Blackboard?
Go to https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/ and sign in using your CUNY Login credentials. Your CUNY Login is typically in the form of firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu (the numbers are the last two digits of you CUNY EMPLID).
Where do I go for help?
Visit the CUNY help page or the student user guide. If you are still unable to log in to Blackboard, contact the Help Desk at 718.951.4357 or via e-mail.
Do not contact the professor for technical BB questions, go to the Help Desk.
