Department of Business Informatics
Program Requirements
The Graduate Program and Certificate Program are offered by the Department of Business Informatics, preparing students for professional-level occupations involving analysis, design, development, and management of computer-based information systems.
This rigorous 35 credit program is designed to provide students with a well-rounded background in the technologies, and their management. The program has 18 credits in required foundation courses, 11 credits in elective courses, a required two semester capstone sequence in the final year. The capstone consists of work and project experience on location within the healthcare industry and a weekly seminar. This will provide the student the opportunity for experience-based learning. Students who are currently working in the healthcare in industry will be allowed to work on an approved specialized project for their current employer.
Required Foundation Courses
This program addresses both areas of clinical informatics and health information systems informatics, with a focus on the integration and interoperability of technology and communication within this total environment. Graduates will develop competencies and skills that are required to work with leading edge technologies while implementing process change, system design, and management within the unique constraints, requirements, urgencies, and patient-centered practices associated with the healthcare industry. The required foundation courses provide broad technical skills as well as providing the organizational competencies required for success by graduates. All courses are associated with specific learning outcomes and outcome assessment methodologies. Based upon the assessment of the program director, on occasion, students with an academic background in technology or clinical medicine may petition to waive a single foundation course and replace it with an elective.
| Required Foundation Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| MHI/MNS 600 Introduction to Health Informatics | 3 |
| MHI 601 Technical Foundations of Health Informatics | 3 |
| MBI 625 Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MBI 650 IT Project Management | 3 |
| MBI 635 Introduction to Database Management | 3 |
| MHI/MNS 650 Research Method for Health Informatics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
Electives
Students are required to take a minimum of 11 hours in elective courses. The electives are grouped into 3 areas, and students are required to take one course from each of the areas, and must select an additional course from one of the areas.
| Health Informatics Policy Electives | Credits |
|---|---|
| COM 650 Health Communication | 3 |
| PHI 510 Ethics in Information Technology | 3 |
| MHI 694 Selected Topics in Information Systems | 3 |
| CSC 670 Social Implications of Computing | 3 |
| MGT 620 Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| MGT 670 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| Business Process Management Electives | Credits |
|---|---|
| MBI 630 Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| MBI 675 Enterprise Workflow Design and Reengineering | 3 |
| ECO 625 Managerial Economics | 3 |
| ACC 605 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 2 |
| FIN 605 Fundamentals of Finance | 2 |
| MHI 694 Selected Topics in Information Systems | 3 |
| COM 604 Organizational Communication | 3 |
| MGT 612 Managing People and Organizations | 3 |
| Knowledge Management Electives | Credits |
|---|---|
| MBI 660 Data Warehousing and Data Mining | 3 |
| MBI 665 Computer Supported Collaborative Work | 3 |
| MHI 694 Selected Topics in Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT625 Marketing Management | 3 |
Capstone
Students will be required to take a two semester sequence of capstone courses in the second year. These courses will consist of work and project experience on location within the healthcare industry and a weekly seminar. This will provide the student the opportunity for experience-based learning. Capstone residencies have the additional benefit of providing employer feedback on program quality, depth and relevance. They also contribute to the University goal of community engagement. The College of Informatics is actively engaged in establishing relationships with entities in the healthcare industry for these capstone experiences. Industry responses to these overtures have been universally positive and supportive. Students who currently work in the healthcare industry will be allowed to develop a capstone experience in conjunction with their current employer.
Electronic Portfolio
Students will be required to maintain a portfolio during the course of the program. The portfolio will reflect a student's work and development during her/his studies. The portfolio should reflect depth and competence as well as an ability to enter the workforce at a professional level. The portfolio will be reviewed and critiqued during a capstone seminar, where revisions and other improvements may also be required.
Note: This program was approved by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on July 16, 2007.
Contact Gary Ozanich for more information. Phone: (859) 572-1397 • E-Mail
