Course Description
The capstone course is the final course in the MS HI Program in which students present the results of their Final Research Projects and explore current issues relative to the field of Health Informatics in a rapidly changing healthcare delivery system. Each student completes the applied research project and presents the project for professional and peer evaluation. (3 credits)
Prerequisites
- HCA 640: Research Methods in Healthcare
- HIF 535: Healthcare Data Analytics
Applicable Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- 1. Apply healthcare informatics and technology concepts and skills to case studies and real-world situations.
- 2. Calculate and assess health data and statistical data for decision-making in the healthcare environment.
- 6. Compile, conduct, and create new information based on the use of technology and datasets through data analytics
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Evaluate a current challenge of a health science field from possible fields of biology, genomics, clinical and translational science, healthcare delivery, personal health, or population health.
- Assess the extent to which existing healthcare informatic tools solve problems in either consumer health informatics or in the healthcare system.
- Analyze the social, behavioral, legal, psychological, management, cognitive, and economic theories, methods, and models applicable to health informatics from an individual and population health perspective.
- Evaluate how health information technology systems address current challenges in the health science field, which can include genomics, clinical and translational science, healthcare delivery, personal health, and population health.
- Understand the role of users and key stakeholders in the design and application of information systems and technology.
- Analyze the advantages and limitations of using information science and technology to solve biomedical and health information problems, taking into account the needs of the different stakeholders.
- Examine the end-user's awareness of the interrelatedness of social, business, human factors, behavioral, and information sciences and technology in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health informatics solutions.
- Discuss the ethical responsibilities of working with various stakeholders.
- Analyze the different key roles of the stakeholders and decision makers in the Healthcare application implementation process.
- Analyze health care research data through use of statistical formulas and propose ideas for further research in the health informatics field.
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Weight |
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Discussions (Weeks 1, 3-6) | 15% |
Research Proposal (Week 1) | 15% |
Written Assignments (Weeks 2-6) | 25% |
Final Research Poster (Week 7) | 15% |
Poster Presentation (Week 8) | 15% |
Student Portfolio (Week 8) | 15% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbook
Available through Charter Oak's online bookstore
Watzlaf & Forrestal (2017). Health Informatics Research Methods: Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. AHIMA. ISBN-13: 9781584265320
Recommended Supplemental Resource
- White, Susan. Certified Health Data Analyst Exam Prep. 2nd ed. AHIMA. ISBN-13: 9781584266181
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1 | 1 | Topic: Research Part I: Research Proposal
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2 | 1 | 2 | Topic: Research Part II: Deciding on Literature Review Content
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3 | 1 | 4,5 | Topic: Research Part III: Literature Review
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4 | 1 | 1 | Topic: Research Part III: Introduction, Research Question, and Hypothesis Statement
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5 | 1,2,6 | 5,10 | Topic: Research Part IV: Methodology, Results, and Discussion
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6 | 1,2,6 | 6 | Topic: Part V: Abstract and Conclusion
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7 | 1,2,6 | 1-10 | Topic: Final Research Poster
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8 | 1,2,6 | 1-10 | Topic: Poster Presentation and Student Portfolio
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