Syllabus
Master of Science in Health Informatics
HIN 745 — Master’s Project in Health Informatics — Fall A and B 2017
Credits - 3
Description
The master’s project in health informatics is the culmination of the two-course capstone experience at the end of the master’s degree in health informatics. Students combine workplace-based field experience with their academic coursework, producing a substantial informatics-based project, and practical and academic reflection on the project, its strategic value to organizations, and ways to improve both the process and product for future use by organizations. At the successful conclusion of the capstone experience, students will be prepared to positively contribute to the strategic and operational life of their organization, and to offer leadership to their organization in the field of health informatics.
Important: This course will run every other week for 16 weeks; specifically, it will run on the even weeks (week 2, 4, 6, etc.). HIN 740, the other course during this time period, will run on the odd weeks.
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Course Outcomes:
Upon the successful completion of HIN 745, students will be able to:
- Analyze the interpersonal structure of a workplace
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the interpersonal structure
- Produce a professional presentation synthesized from a practical experience
- Develop a career oriented professional profile
Assignments
Weekly Discussion Posts — There are 5 graded discussion boards that address the topic of the corresponding week. For each discussion board, you must submit an original post and respond to at least 2 posts from your colleagues. Your original post should be at least 350 words in length. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Cite any references using APA Style.
Professional Resume — You will create a formal resume that will be submitted the last week of class. A preliminary draft version will be submitted in week 12.
Journal and Quarterly Reports — After every 30 hours of your practicum, you will submit a reflective journal entry and a quarterly report form. In the journal entry describe and reflect on your experience within the hosting organization. The quarterly report serves as a snapshot of how well you are doing compared to the proposed project plan.
Practicum deliverable — Final output of your practicum project plan. It is due in week 14.
Ignite Presentation — In week 14 you will give a live Ignite presentation to your instructor and other members of the class.
Grading Policy
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Grade Breakdown
| Assessment Item | Possible Points | Percent of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion Posts (5 total) | 15 points (3 points each) | 15% |
| Journal Entries and Quarterly Reports | 16 points (4 points per quarter) | 16% |
| Resume (rough draft) | 5 points | 5% |
| Resume (cleaned up) | 14 points | 14% |
| Practicum Deliverable | 25 points | 25% |
| Ignite Presentation | 25 points | 25% |
| Total | 100 points | 100% |
Grade Scale
| Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
| A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
| A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
| B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
| B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
| B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
| C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
| C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
| C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
| D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
| F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Schedule
Remember, this course schedule runs on the even-numbered weeks.
Course Schedule at-a-Glance
| Week | Topic | Activities and Assignments | Dates |
| 2 | Expectations | Online Readings Submit: Discussion |
9/6/2017 – 9/13/2017 |
| 4 | Teamwork | Online Readings Submit: Discussion |
9/20/2017 – 9/27/2017 |
| 6 |
Leadership/Mentoring |
Online Readings Submit: Discussion |
10/4/2017 – 10/11/2017 |
| 8 | Toxic Workplace | Online Readings Submit: Discussion |
10/18/2017 – 10/25/2017 |
| 10 | Ignite presentation requirements | Online Readings & Video Submit: Ungraded Discussion |
11/1/2017 – 11/8/2017 |
| 12 | Resume Writing | Online Readings Submit: Resume Rough Draft |
11/15/2017 – 11/22/2017 |
| 14 | Ignite Presentation | Deliver Ignite Presentation Submit: Ignite Script and Slides Submit: Practicum Deliverable |
11/29/2017 – 12/6/2017 |
| 16 | Social Network Footprint | Submit: Discussion Submit: Resume |
12/13/2017 – 12/17/2017 (Short Week) |
Detailed Course Schedule
Week 2
Theme: Expectations
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain mentee role
- Report on practicum workplace
Readings:
Week 2 Discussion:
Describe the workplace where you are doing your practicum: industry, products/outputs. What will you be doing? What are the rules of engagement? In your responses to your peers, point out similarities and differences in setting between your practicum and theirs.
Week 4
Theme: Teamwork
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze workplace teams
Readings:
- Teamwork, organizational learning, patient safety and job outcomes
- What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
- West, M.A., & Lyubovnikova, J. (2013). Illusions of Team Working in Health Care. Journal
of Health Organization and Management, 27(1), 134-142.
Week 4 Discussion:
Describe the teams in the organization where you are doing your practicum. Do they have the characteristics of teams described by West and Lyubovnikova (2013)? What do you see as barriers to effective teaming in your organization? How would you address these problems? In your responses, describe how you would address the barriers mentioned by your peers.
Week 6
Theme: Leadership/Mentoring
Learning Outcomes:
- Summarize the interaction between leaders and team members
Readings:
- Ostracism in work teams: a public good experiment
- The anatomy of interprofessional leadership: An investigation of leadership behaviors in team-based health care
- Leading team learning: what makes interprofessional teams learn to work well?
Week 6 Discussion:
How do leaders and team members at your organization interact? Do you see any evidence that this is a learning organization? In your responses to your peers, point out similarities and differences in interactions between your hosting organization and theirs.
Week 8
Theme: Toxic Workplace & Incivility
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify signs of workplace toxicity
- Evaluate interpersonal structure
Readings:
- Slings and arrows of rudeness: incivility in the workplace
- Negative Deviant Behaviors in the Workplace: Causes and Impacts to Co-workers and Human Relations
- The Price of Incivility
- An Antidote to Incivility
Week 8 Discussion:
Now that you have been at your site for a period of time, what do you notice about peer interaction, willingness to share information, acceptance of new ideas, and collaboration among colleagues? Is this a department where you would like to work? Why or why not?
Week 10
Theme: Ignite presentation requirements
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a succinct and professional presentation
Readings:
- Create an awesome Ignite in 6 steps
- How To Give a Great Ignite Talk
- 6 Tips for Creating a Powerful Ignite Presentation
Video:
- Ignite – watch a couple of these Ignite talks to see how it is done
Ignite Assignment:
In week 14 you will deliver a live Ignite presentation to your instructor and the other members of this class. Click here to see instructions for the presentation. Do not wait until week 14 to begin putting your ignite together.
You will use Go To Meeting to deliver the presentation; you will be provided with that link in Blackboard in week 14.
Week 10 Discussion:
Ungraded discussion: Use this space to float ideas, discuss problems, ask questions, ask for help among your peers. This discussion will remain active for the remainder of the course.
Week 12
Theme: Resume writing
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a professional resume
Readings:
- 6 Tips for Writing an Effective Resume
- 7 Resume Tips for Career Changers
- The Art of Writing a Great Resume Summary Statement
- Sample Resume: Functional Resume for an Extreme Career Change
Week 12 Assignment:
Search for a position that interests you. Use that position description to develop a professional resume that you could send out to apply for that job. Submit your resume along with the position description this week. Next week you will receive feedback from your instructor. You will use that feedback to improve your resume and resubmit it in the final week of the course.
Week 14
Theme: Ignite Presentation
Learning Outcomes:
- Deliver a professional Ignite presentation
Week 14 Assignments:
- Ignite Presentation – You will present your Ignite live this week using Go To Meeting to your instructor and classmates. You will find the Go To Meeting link in Blackboard. Please see this document for assignment instructions.
- Practicum Deliverable – Submit the final deliverable of your project plan. You may need to talk with your instructor first for more explicit instructions.
Week 16
Theme: Social Network Footprint
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore your social footprint
Readings:
- How Your Social Media Footprint Can Get You Hired
- What your social media presence says about you
- How Your Digital Footprint Affects Your Employment Potential
- How Social Media Can Help (Or Hurt) You In Your Job Search
- Your Digital Footprint and the Permanent Job Search
- 8 ways to make your social media profile an employer magnet
Week 16 Discussion:
Talk about your digital footprint. Do you have a Linkedin account? How complete is it? Google yourself and see what comes up. If you use Facebook, check to see what a potential employer can see. This link may be helpful: https://www.facebook.com/about/basics/manage-your-privacy/profile#1 Did you find anything that surprised you either when you googled yourself or when you looked at yourself on Facebook? How do you think a prospective employer might view you?
Final assignment to submit:
- The final, cleaned-up version of your resume
Student Resources
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Make sure to cite your sources appropriately as well as use your own words in synthesizing information from published literature. Webinars and workshops, included early in your coursework, will help guide best practices in APA citation and academic writing.
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Course Evaluation Policy
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Late Policy
Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted.
Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded.
Please make every effort ahead of time to contact your instructor and your student support specialist if you are not able to meet an assignment deadline. Arrangements for extenuating circumstances may be considered by faculty.
Attendance Policy
8 week: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Sunday at 11:59 pm ET of the first week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office.
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Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
- Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
- Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
- Multiple submissions of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
- Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.
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