Data Presentation II: Advanced Data Presentation
|
| Level: |
Advanced
|
Area: |
Professional Techniques
|
| Code: |
PTA4
|
Duration: |
03:30:00
|
|
|
| Workshop profile: |
| Medical writers and editors with 2–4 years of experience. |
| Objective: |
| At the end of the course participants should be able to:
• Choose an appropriate data presentation form when given data in raw form or in paragraph style
• Recognise some of the different types of data presentation forms
• Understand the different functions of these forms
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses in the design of a given data presentation and be able to modify it accordingly |
| Content: |
| The role of a medical writer is to be able to present data in the clearest and most understandable form possible. Although medical writers work largely with tables and graphs, there are other, more advanced forms with specialised uses. These presentations can be very powerful when used correctly but are easily misused by the unwary. In this course, participants will learn about advanced tools of data presentation: flow charts, pie charts, box plots, contingency tables, icon displays, as well as more specialised forms. The components and specialised uses of each different type, as well as rules for their optimal use will be explored. It is helpful but not necessary if participants have taken the EMWA ‘Data Presentation I’ workshop. |
|
