HINF 503 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS   3.0 Credit(s)
    In addition to a formal study of various forms of communications, this course will focus on developing oral and written communication skills needed to educate and influence organizational stakeholders and decision-makers to adopt healthcare information systems. Students will hone their communication skills via simulations, in-class presentations, and case studies. Various management methods via Skype, teleconference, and e-mail will also be practiced.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HINF 550 WORKFLOW DES & REENGINEERING   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces process mapping and workflow management. The intricacies of observing, recording, analyzing, and improving processes within the healthcare setting will be discussed and analyzed. Issues arising from the development, dissemination, implementation, and use of health information technologies (information systems, monitoring systems, etc.) on individuals and organizations will be explored. The concepts of usability, learnability, likeability, ergonomic, and universal design of solutions will also be discussed in depth. Social and ethical issues will also be introduced. Prerequisite: Take HINF-501 or HIS-501
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HINF 501 FOUNDATION HLTHCARE INFRMTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course features a high-level overview of healthcare informatics. Overviews of the following topics will be included: administrative and clinical software applications, healthcare systems acquisition, leadership skills, electronic health records, change management and organizational behavior, workflow design and reengineering, communications specific to the information systems leaders, healthcare information exchanges, and evidence-based medicine. A high-level look at the healthcare industry and recent government mandates will also be explored.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HINF 504 BUSINESS OF HEALTHCARE IT   3.0 Credit(s)
    Introduces the student to the business of healthcare at both an industry and individual business level. Includes department design, management of capital and operating budgets, budget planning process, strategic planning, and concepts necessary for the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. Additionally, the vendor identification and selection process as well as contract management will be discussed as it pertains to the healthcare environment. Prerequisite: TAKE HINF 501
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HINF 552 EVID BASE PRAC/CLN DEC SUPPORT   3.0 Credit(s)
    In this course, evidenced-based practice (EBP) qualitative and quantitative methodologies will be analyzed within the scope of the healthcare industry. Topics include identification, interpretation, and evaluation of research information sources, research design, data collection, computer-based data analyses, and privacy and protection of human subjects. Clinical decision support (CDS) technologies, which provide tools for the healthcare providers' decision-making, will be examined and debated. Data warehouses will also be discussed as they relate to facilitating and optimizing the research methodologies. Prerequisite: TAKE HINF-501 OR HIS-501
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    OT 574 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH HUMAN OCCUPATION THEORY IN ADULT & GERIATRIC PHYSICAL DISABILITY   2.0 Credit(s)
    This course is designed for graduate occupational therapy students and will support development of clinical skills pertaining to evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, and documentation. This course is the second in a series of three that are scaffolded by level of complexity. The problem-based and team-based learning methods will be utilized to conduct classroom activities in this course. Students will be presented with clinical case studies prompting consideration of scientific evidence in relation to areas of occupation, client factors, performance skills, performance patterns, contexts/environments, and activity demands as well as culture, spirituality, and the meaning of occupations will also be considered. Case studies and assignments will encourage students to adopt a holistic view of clients and their caregivers during evaluation and treatment planning, and communication skills required to work on an interprofessional healthcare team. Transformation through Human Occupation: Theory in Adult & Geriatric Physical Disabilities will place specific emphasis on theory utilized with adult and geriatric clients through lecture and team-based learning. Prerequisite: TAKE OT-575
    Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

    OT 575 TRANS THRU HO:TEAM COLLAB PHY DIS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course is designed for graduate occupational therapy students and will support development of clinical skills pertaining to evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, and documentation. This course is the second in a series of three that are scaffolded by level of complexity. The problem-based and team-based learning methods will be utilized to conduct classroom activities in this course. Students will be presented with clinical case studies prompting consideration of scientific evidence in relation to areas of occupation, client factors, performance skills, performance patterns, contexts/environments, and activity demands as well as culture, spirituality, and the meaning of occupations will also be considered. Case studies and assignments will encourage students to adopt a holistic view of clients and their caregivers during evaluation and treatment planning, and communication skills required to work on an interprofessional healthcare team. Transformation through Human Occupation: Team Collaboration with Adult & Geriatric Physical Disabilities will place specific emphasis on team-based case analysis of adult and geriatric clients.
    Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

    OT 576 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH HUMAN OCCUPATION APPLICATION IN ADULT & GERIATRIC PHYSICAL DIS   5.0 Credit(s)
    This course is designed for graduate occupational therapy students and will support development of clinical skills pertaining to evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, and documentation. This course is the second in a series of three that are scaffolded by level of complexity. The problem-based and team-based learning methods will be utilized to conduct classroom activities in this course. Students will be presented with clinical case studies prompting consideration of scientific evidence in relation to areas of occupation, client factors, performance skills, performance patterns, contexts/environments, and activity demands as well as culture, spirituality, and the meaning of occupations will also be considered. Case studies and assignments will encourage students to adopt a holistic view of clients and their caregivers during evaluation and treatment planning, and communication skills required to work on an interprofessional healthcare team. Transformation through Human Occupation: Application in Adult & Geriatric Physical Disabilities will place specific emphasis on hands-on learning and practical skills development utilized with adult and geriatric clients.
    Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

    OT 577 FIELDWORK IB   1.0 Credit(s)
    The purpose of this third trimester course is for the student to integrate academic learning with clinical practice. It is designed to enhance clinical reasoning processes by integrating knowledge from previous educational and work experiences with current courses and weekly fieldwork experiences. Service-learning includes community engagement and reflective practice. Students are engaged in personal and professional growth and development through service-learning and fieldwork, while embracing a vision for occupational and social justice. Service-learning is a pedagogy and instructional practice that is threaded across the occupational therapy curriculum. Fieldwork occurs in combination with PBL, lab, and seminar will focus on reflective processes, therapeutic relationships, ethical practice, and other professional issues for working with mental health clients with a variety of needs for occupational therapy services. Self-directed, collaborative learning and class participation are essential aspects of this course. Students will engage in both service-learning and fieldwork during the semester. Each student will attend a six- or eight-week adult/geriatric rehabilitation experience during this semester. Prerequisite: Take OT-529
    Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

    OT 578 PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION III   1.0 Credit(s)
    Personal transformation III is a continuation of the course you began in your first and second semester. This course will again require self-reflection and will begin to relate your self- reflection to the practice of occupational therapy. We believe that the process of becoming an occupational therapist in this program will transform you. You will be continuing to document this transformation in your portfolio. Prerequisite: Take OT-525 and OT-562
    Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

    CM 550 SPORTS COM. IN DIGITAL AGE   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course teaches effective communication strategies and techniques within an organizational and professional context for the sports industries. The course uses the professions of public relations and journalism as its foundation. Special attention is given to the ways in which digital media and communication technologies are used by professional communicators in these fields with an emphasis on writing and layout for web distribution.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 551 SPORTS, CULTURE & THE MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    Sporting culture impacts the American public through economic and ideological institutions that structure our perceptions of the world. In contemporary society, sport is both big business and personal recreation, and yet, despite its influence on American culture, sport remains a relatively unexplored segment of popular culture. In this class we will pay particular attention to the images and narratives of sporting media that construct representations of class, masculinity, gender, and nation in and around everyday mass-mediated athletic activities. This course is an examination of sports and media in our everyday lives.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 555 SPORTS MEDIA PRODUCTIONS   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course is a multimedia production course that teaches students the tools and skills necessary to produce and manage content in the contemporary sports communication environment. In particular this course focuses on building video and audio production skills. Students will develop, shoot, and edit multimedia HD productions.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 556 SPORTS EVENT PRODUCTION   3.0 Credit(s)
    In this course, students will acquire the fundamental skills needed to produce live multimedia sports events. Students will move through various production roles such as camera operators, technical directors, titles and graphics supervisors, and more as they become proficient in the skills necessary to capture and distribute live video of sporting events.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    CM 561 STUDIO SPORTS BROADCASTING   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will introduce students to basic methods and technologies of sports media television studio production. Students will learn how to operate studio cameras and use lighting instruments, as well as the fundamentals of audio engineering, planning and managing a television studio production, and creating a sports television show from pre-production to post-production.
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

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