without penalty within 7 days from the deadline which usually captures all cases of short trips or short
illness. If a submission is made between 8 and 10 days after the deadline for whatever reason, the
penalty will be 20% of the corresponding grade. If a submission is made after 10 days past a deadline
, then the penalty will be 30%.

What to do if I have gaps in my knowledge of Windows, Word, Outlook, the Internet or Powerpoint
Please use also if applicable the respective online tutorials which can be accessed via the link for Entry
level skills in the subject resource area of the Blackboard site for this course.

Can I submit via Blackboard/webct the results for each task of a lab or assignment individually or
together in one session
You will have to complete all the theoretical or practical problems for the particular assignment. You must
finish all theoretical and practical tasks and only then upload together in one session all the resulting files in
the link for submitting your Assignment in Blackboard Vista.

ECSU Course Catalogue Description:
BIS 462 Seminar on Health Care Informatics 3 Credits

This course is designed to provide students with an in depth analysis of health care informatics. Emphasis
will be on developing a comprehensive understanding of the use of information systems in health care.
Topics covered include health care data, information and knowledge, health care classification and coding
systems, decision analysis in health care, computer based patient records, design and implementation issues
related to health care systems, and ethical and legal principles in health care informatics. The focus is on
applying information systems and health care concepts to real world problems in health care.

Prerequisites: Any LAC Tier II Applied Information Technology Course or equivalent


The main aim of this course is to provide the students with understanding of information technology to
explore applications of information systems in health care organizations, the impact of computers on health
care, the development of critical thinking skills in analyzing health care information systems problems,
practicing information literacy skills, the ethical use of digital information for health care.

Course learning objectives: After the completion of the course, a student will be able to:

Understand the role of information systems in the health care professions.
Apply measures to ensure quality of healthcare information.
Develop critical thinking and information literacy skills for analyzing health care information
systems problems;
Understand important information systems applied to health care.
Explain the technical and ethical limits of health information systems including electronic patient
records.

Personal development student goals: The above goals and objectives will be pursued through the parallel
development of analytic and information search skills, communication skills, development of self-
discipline and ability to cope with change and work under pressure individually and in small teams.

Methods and instructional materials employed: The course objectives will be pursued through threaded
discussions if applicable or guided on-line self study, small group work on a problem solving project, work
with the textbook (you are expected to have your textbooks with you at every session since you will use it
for the practical work), home assignments, library and Internet search.

Required textbooks: Please use the book to prepare in advance for every week, following the schedule
below.

Hebda, T., Czar, P and Mascara C. Handbook of Informatics for nurse and health care professionals,
Prentice Hall, 2009 edition.

Additional materials that are relevant for particular topics will be posted in the web site for the
course in Blackboard.
BIS 462 Syllabus
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