DDHA8003 Week 8 Writing to Be Heard

DDHA 8003 Week 8 Writing to Be Heard

 

Application: Say It in Your Scholarly Voice

Your scholarly voice is also your professional voice and it may change depending on your audience. As a health professional you will engage in issues and topics of interest with various colleagues. How you communicate with these colleagues will differ depending upon the nature and purpose of the interaction.

For this Assignment, envision yourself as a future leader in the health field. Consider how you would introduce to different audiences the issue you selected in Week 1.

The Assignment (2–3 pages)

Select one scenario from the list below.

Note: You will introduce the same issue you selected in Week 1 to complete the assignment.

An introduction to an academic journal article

A written memo to the employees at work

Letter to community agency, organization, or key stakeholder in the issue

Using your scholarly voice, introduce an issue or topic in your health field and write what you would say.

Note: Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.

Include proper APA citations and references where appropriate or needed (see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for assistance).

 

Required Resources

Readings

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Chapter 3, “Writing Clearly and Concisely” (pp. 61–86)

Walden University Career Services Center. (n.d.b). What is an elevator pitch? Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/branding/elevatorpitch 

Walden University Online Writing Center. (n.d.-c). Scholarly voice. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice 

 

Document

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201750_27/DR_PUBH/PUBH_8003/readings/info_WAL_PUBH8003_Reflecting_EN.pdf

Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012e). Introduction to scholarly writing: Purpose, audience, and evidence [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu