Courses

PT 659 CLINICAL ED. - CONTINUOUS   0.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

EDL 650 EDUCATIONAL LAW AND FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to help candidates understand the legal framework that governs their daily actions and how to employ strategies that create the essential desired outcomes.  The course focuses on the role societal and regional beliefs, and feelings play in generating laws and policies governing education in The United States and Connecticut. Through the case study approach, candidates explore contemporary legal issues that relate to the leadership of schools.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDL 635 TEACHER SUPERV/EVAL/STAFF DEV   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an opportunity for prospective school administrators to develop and practice the skills essential to the improvement of teaching through effective evaluation, and supervisory practices. The connection between supervision, evaluation, and professional learning is made explicit.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDL 696 ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP I, II, III   1.0 Credit(s)
The 092 Internship prepares future administrators to relate theory and practice to building level school administration.  Candidates are immersed in the school context and engage with the community as an active reflective teacher/leader while under the direct supervision of their administrative mentor. The program is coordinated and supervised by a Sacred Heart University coach and candidates meet in groups to discuss their experiences. This requirement is an essential experiential component of the 092 program. It is aligned to the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards and requires a minimum 250 continuous hours and takes place over three successive semesters. Coaching sessions take place virtually on weeknights for both cohort and traditional students 3 times in the Fall & Spring and 2 times during the Summer session. The Internship may only be started in the Fall or Spring term. Pre-requisite: EDL 654 and EDL 635/or EDL 605 or EDL 650. Pass/Fail. 1 credit per term. (1 time $250 fee). Prerequisite: Take EDL-654 EDL-635 or EDL-605 or EDL-650
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

EDL 654 TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP   3.0 Credit(s)
Serving as a starting point for candidates on their journey as future educational leaders, this course focuses on ethical decision-making, applying leadership and change theories to contemporary educational issues and school improvement approaches to insure equitable and inclusive school outcomes.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDL 626 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the use and interpretation of educational assessment data, and the translation of those data into school improvement plans. Current trends and issues, the examination of multiple methods of assessment, the use of data to evaluate, design, cultivate, and advocate for a supportive, equitable, and inclusive school culture and practices are addressed. Statistical methods for analyzing and tracking student assessment data, including trend analysis, are utilized. A working knowledge of the basic Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is beneficial to successful participation.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

HINF 600 SPEC TOPICS HLTHCARE INFRMTCS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course represents designated new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent course offerings. Prerequisites are established by the department as appropriate for the specific course.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 611 PROJECT MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course serves as an introduction to managing healthcare information projects, including the development of the project charter and scope with emphasis on developing the competencies and skills required to successfully lead teams of technical, clinical, and professional specialists through workflow and work process redesign activities within a healthcare organization or system. Topics also include project initiating, planning and development, project management tools, budgeting, human resource management, project monitoring, and controlling and project closure. Advanced-level skills in using PM methodologies to create realistic project plans, schedule tasks and resources effectively, appropriately communicate with all stakeholders, and derive meaningful milestone deliverables to track and report progress for both simple and complex projects. Prerequisite: Take HIS-501 or HINF-501 and HIS-550 or HINF-550
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 621 DATABASE DESIGN (ORACLE)   3.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 622 INFO ANALYSIS & SYSTEM DESIGN   3.0 Credit(s)
This course discusses the design, analysis, and management of information systems: system lifecycle management, hardware and software selection and evaluation, the role of information systems in decision support and other functional areas of business, project management, systems development and analysis, module design, and techniques to reduce system complexity.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 660 CAPSTONE PROJECT   3.0 Credit(s)
The capstone project involves practical work and research in a major area of healthcare information systems through student-led projects. This course provides an opportunity to integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with a real-world problem. All projects require a weekly seminar and are guided by faculty members who serve as mentors. Projects may be completed on-site within a healthcare facility. Students who currently work in the healthcare industry may develop a capstone at their current place of employment with the approval of the employer. Capstone will be taken as one of the last two courses in the students' program of study, after students have successfully completed the required core courses.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 612 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES   3.0 Credit(s)
The concepts and latest progress on emerging technologies such as health exchanges, biometrics, wireless, mobile, and web technologies will be discussed. Biomedical technologies will also be explored. Examines trends and drivers of innovation both generally and in healthcare and how emerging technologies are adapted and evaluated. Introduces how emerging technologies are applied to improve health records, computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems, regional health information organizations, personal health records, telemedicine, new imaging systems, robotic surgery, pharmacogenomics, and national-level biosurveillance. Prerequisite: Take HINF-501
Offered: As Needed All Years

HINF 613 LEGAL ASPECTS OF HIT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the extent to which law can implement or facilitate sound healthcare policy. The course will cover the following major areas: employment and contract law, patient rights (e.g., provider disclosure), healthcare accountability (e.g., medical error liability), and healthcare access (e.g., universal coverage). Particular attention will be paid to the balancing act between the patient's desires for available information over the internet with IT security that ensures patient privacy. Topics such as informed consent, electronic records over the internet, remote patient monitoring, and wireless technology privacy concerns will also be discussed. Prerequisite: Take HINF-501
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 600 THESIS RESEARCH   0.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

EDL 655 DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES   3.0 Credit(s)
Students have the opportunity to hear lectures delivered by distinguished guest lecturers, each of whom has particular expertise in an area of school administration. Lecture topics include: the urban principalship, restructuring schools, data analysis for continuous school improvement, teacher fair dismissal, technology and vision building, and more. Readings and assignments are frequently presented in case study format.
Offered: Spring & Summer Semesters All Years