Program of Study
| Type | Course # | Course name | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | LIS 4785 | Health Informatics | Offered Fall Semesters |
| Core | LIS 4776 | Advanced Health Informatics | Offered Spring Semesters |
| Core | LIS 4940 | Internship (in Healthcare) | All semesters |
| Elective | LIS 4772 | Consumer Health Informatics | Offered Spring Semesters |
| Elective | NUR 3076 | Communication in Healthcare | Ready |
| Elective | With program coordinator permission |
Health Informatics and Advanced Health Informatics must be taken in order. The capstone course is the Internship course that allows the student to practice the knowledge learned in the courses. Other electives will be considered by the program coordinator. Core courses cannot be substituted
Course Descriptions
LIS 4785: Introduction to Health Informatics
This course focuses on the emerging specialization in the health care industry that combines expertise in health care, information technology, and information management. The growth of healthcare in the economy has generated the need for information specialists specifically knowledgeable about emerging technical solutions that can help improve health care delivery and health decision making. Technology demands the need for skilled and trained professionals (Health Care Informaticists).
LIS 4776: Advanced Health Informatics
This course combines the theoretical foundation and the introductory materials from the previous course (LIS 4785) into reports that demonstrates technological competence and specialization that applies to the health care industry. Students will apply the IT knowledge to address real-life problems in the medical community. As information specialists, the students address various topics with emerging technological solutions that can help improve health care delivery and health care decision-making.
LIS 4940: Internship
(S/U grade only.) An opportunity to learn how to apply principles and techniques from HIT courses and Consumer Health courses in a professional setting. A minimum of forty-five (45) hours on the job per semester hour earned is required. May be repeated – maximum of six hours for credit.
LIS 4772: Introduction to Consumer Health Informatics
(Must be approved by Certificate Program Coordinator)
The topic for Spring 2012 is: Consumer Health Informatics & Technology. This course examines the design, use and evaluation of information and communication technologies for empowering health consumers and for helping support and improve their medical outcomes. Consumer health informatics espouses a patient-centered approach to designing health information systems and health education/promotion applications. As such, this course focuses on exploring users’ or health consumers’ health information needs and behaviors and how these can be integrated into the design of more accessible and effective health information systems and applications to support behavior change interventions.
NUR 3076: Communication in Healthcare
This course examines professional behavior, communication and relationship skills that are applicable to health care practice. The course emphasizes the development of interactive skills to facilitate effective communication with diverse health care populations and health professionals in a variety of settings about health issues. It provides an opportunity for the validation of each student’s interpersonal competence through a range of public speaking and interviewing experiences related to health care.