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SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL COMMUNICATION 21 Session 02: Genres of SMC & Connecting Communication to the Scientific Method Objectives The goals of this session are to: Identify the major genres in science and medicine Connect writing and communication to the other parts of research or scientific investigation Discussion Questions 1. Define genre. What are some common types of genres? 2. What are the major genres in SMC? 3. How do these genres fit into the overall scientific process? 4. Examine the terms science and medicine. Note what comes to mind: Science Medicine As defined in the dictionary (Please do this without looking at the definition, just what you think is the definition.) Culturally (in Western society) Personally (to you)

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Page 1: 6a. Scientific & Medical Comm Session 02

SCIENTIFIC  &  MEDICAL  COMMUNICATION   2-­‐1    

Session  02:  Genres  of  SMC  &  Connecting  Communication  to  the  Scientific  Method    

 Objectives  The  goals  of  this  session  are  to:    

§ Identify  the  major  genres  in  science  and  medicine  § Connect  writing  and  communication  to  the  other  parts  of  research  or  scientific  investigation  

   Discussion  Questions  1.  Define  genre.  What  are  some  common  types  of  genres?    2.  What  are  the  major  genres  in  SMC?            3.  How  do  these  genres  fit  into  the  overall  scientific  process?                      4.  Examine  the  terms  science  and  medicine.  Note  what  comes  to  mind:  

  Science   Medicine  As  defined  in  the  dictionary  (Please  do  this  without  looking  at  the  definition,  just  what  you  think  is  the  definition.)  

       

 

Culturally  (in  Western  society)      

       

 

Personally  (to  you)      

   

 

 

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5.  Now,  examine  the  definitions  of  science  and  medicine:  

 Source:  New  Oxford  American  Dictionary  

   

 Source:  http://www.merriam-­‐webster.com/dictionary/medicine  

   

• Highlight  the  part(s)  of  the  definitions  are  most  important  for  us  to  consider  as  communicators?  • In  reading  these  definitions,  what  are  some  important  limitations  to  science  and/or  medicine  as  

fields  of  study?  How  will  this  affect  our  communication?  

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6.  What  are  some  terms  that  we  must  use  cautiously  in  SMC?  How  is  each  term  used  differently  in  SMC  versus  in  conventional  discourse?                                                      7.  How  does  communication  fit  into  the  scientific  method?