HLTH 101 Online Module: Scholarly Journals: Introduction

This online module is designed to provide each student with the background information needed to complete your HLTH 101 assignments.  After the completion of this module, you should be able to:

• Distinguish between scholarly journals and popular magazines

• Understand the content and purpose of a research article and how to effectively read one

• Explain what peer-review is and why it is important

• Use appropriate, peer-reviewed articles as sources for your class assignments

• Identify the components of an APA citation for a journal article and create a properly formatted citation