Assessable Assignment

To assess your information literacy skills and ability to use medical informatics effectively OUM requires you to complete a brief assignment prior to beginning your second term of studies.

The assignment requires you to conduct some preliminary internet research on medical jurisprudence in your country and location, compile a list of high quality, relevant internet resources relevant to the topic and submit this list to OUM’s Medical Librarian for assessment.

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of the medical ethico-legal framework in the country and/or state in which you live.
Know the process for searching the internet, including selecting and effectively using discovery tools and framing your question to suit.
Evaluate the quality of the resources you discover.
Know how to cite those resources accurately.

Topic

What is the legal and ethical standing of using human stem cells in research projects, in the country and/or state in which you live?


Assignment
Directions As this assignment is to be assessed please: a) identify yourself with your OUM Userid and password, b) complete the assignment, entering an answer in each text box below, then c) click on the submit button at the end of the page to have your assignment sent to the librarian for marking. Your results will be sent to your OUM email address within one week of receiving the assignment.

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Using the topic above locate, cite accurately and provide a brief evaluation (up to 150 words) of one internet resource in each of the following categories:

1. Federal Government official information on the topic, such as legislation or a government report.
Citation:

Evaluation:


2. Information from your country’s Medical Association, for example their policy statement on the topic.
Citation:

Evaluation:


3. Policy statements from one or more religious groups in your country.
Citation:

Evaluation:


4. Information from a university web site on the topic.
Citation:

Evaluation:


5. Medical journal article discussing moral and/or ethical considerations of this topic.
Citation:

Evaluation:


6. A news article from your country discussing this topic.
Citation:

Evaluation.

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