Topics in Health Administration:
Computer Applications
HADM 4970, Spring 2010, 27 Lowder, 11:00-11:50 MWF
-- Mark Burns, Instructor
Course Schedule
This page is a complete listing of all daily activities, readings, and deadlines
for the course. If you find anything missing, see a contradiction, or have a question,
please drop me a line.
The"G" appearing below corresponds to the text: Gerald Glandon, et al.,
Information Systems for Healthcare Management. 7th Ed. Chicago, Illinois:
AUPHA Press, 2008.
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- Date: Jan. 11 (M)
- Topic: Course Organization; General Overview.
- Reading: None
- Date: Jan. 13 (W)
- Topic: The World of Computers
- Reading: G, Chs. 1-2.
- Date: Jan. 15 (F)
- Topic: Getting Started with Computer Applications--Part 1
- Reading: G, Ch. 6, pp. 135-146.
- Date: Jan. 18 (M) University Holiday -- NO CLASS
- Date: Jan. 20 (W)
- Topic: Getting Started with Computer Applications--Part 2
- Reading: none
- Date: Jan. 22 (F)
- Topic: HA Alumni Conference - AU Conference Center. No regular
class meeting (see class discussion above). Registration by Jan. 20
required for offiical University excuses.
- Reading: None
- Date: Jan. 25 (M)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 1 , 2, 7-A
- Reading: . None
- Date: Jan. 27 (F)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 3, 4, 8-A
- Reading: . None
- Date: Jan. 29 (F)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 5, 6, 9-A
- Reading: . None
- Date: Feb. 1 (M)
- Topic: Spreadsheets and Databases - Part 1
- Reading: G, Ch. 9.
- Date: Feb. 3 (W)
- Topic: Spreadsheets and Databases - Part 2
- Reading: None
- Date: Feb. 5 (F)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 3, 4, 8-A
- Reading: None
- Date: Feb. 8 (M)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 5, 6, 9-A
- Date: Feb. 10 (W)
- Topic: Small Group Meetings--Groups 1, 2, 7-A
- Reading:
- Date: Feb. 12 (F)
- Topic: (was to be Networking--Part 1; class cancelled by snow)
- Reading: G, Rest of Ch. 6
- Date: Feb. 15 (M) Networking--Part 1
- Reading: G, Rest of Ch. 6
- Date: Feb. 17 (W) Networking--Parts 2 & 3
- Reading: G, Ch. 8, 201-211; G, Ch. 5
- Date: Feb. 18 (Th) HIPAA/Security Issues (special
Internet lecture to makeup for snow day; no classroom meeting)
- Reading: G, Ch. 8, rest of chapter
- Date: Feb. 19 (F)
- Topic: Shaping Management Decision (material on
this day not on Mid-Term Exam)
- Reading: G, Ch. 3
- Date: Feb. 22 (M)
- Topic: Mid-Term Examination
- Date: Mar. 1 (M)
- Topic: No Class, Instructor at HIMSS
- Date: Mar. 3 (W)
- Topic: Topic: No Class, Instructor at HIMSS
- Date: Mar. 8 (M)
- Topic: Communications Software/Internet
- Reading: TBA
- Date: Mar. 10 (W)
- Topic: Teams 1, 2, 7-A
- Readings:
- Date: Mar. 15 (M) - Mar. 19(F) Spring Break
- Date: Mar. 23 (T)
- Topic: Second Assessment Meetings by Appointment
- Date: Mar. 24 (W)
- Topic: Analyzing Computer Systems (conclusion of
this lecture to be posted on the Internet)
- Reading: G, Ch. 7; G, Ch. 10
- Other: Class Evaluation (bring a #2 pencil)
- Date: Apr. 13 (T)
- Topic: Third Assessment Meetings
- Date: Apr. 16 (F)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 19 (M)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 21 (W)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 23 (F)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 26 (M)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 28 (W)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: Apr. 30 (F)
- Topic: Individual Proficiency Tests
- Date: May 3 (M)
- Topic: Review Session
- Other: Blue Books Due (Be sure to sign)
- Date: Thursday, May 6, 12 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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