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COURSE SYLLABUS: Health Care Services Today

Course Title:	HS300 - Health Care Services Today
Department:	Health Sciences
Instructor:	Charlene Majersky - PhD, MPH E-Mail Vita
Phone Number:	(619) 298-9770 (home); (619) 553-0569 (direct number at work)

AVAILABILITY: Dr. Majersky is available to speak individually with each student to ensure adequate understanding of course requirements and to offer assistance and suggestions. The best times to call are Monday through Friday, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., PST or on weekends.

Dr. Majersky has been involved in the health care industry since 1992. Her doctorate degree is in health care administration from Capella University and her master's degree in public health with a specialty in community health development & education is from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to being a member of the Canyon College faculty, she is a member of the faculty of National University in CA and Southern Illinois University in IL.

INTRODUCTION: Health Care Services Today (HS300) is an eight week online course that presents an overview of environments and venues where health care is delivered, including emergence of new activities and career opportunities such as case management, data systems management, and alternative/nontraditional health care delivery. Challenges of current health care environments are identified, and will be explored in greater depth throughout the course.

TOPICS:

• The U.S. Health Care System
• Where Do We Obtain Health Care?
• Health Care Resources
• Health Care Services Today

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. The U.S. Health Care System

• Describe the scope of the U.S. health care system
• Describe how much Americans are spending on health care
• Describe the need and demand for health care
• Identify the utilization patterns for the American population

II. Where Do We Obtain Health Care?

• Identify who provides health care services
• Identify the various settings where health care service are provided

III. Health Care Resources

• Identify the past and present roles of the physician, the nurse, and other medical professionals
• Describe the past and present function of the U.S. hospital
• Describe the role of health insurance in the U.S.
• Identify past and present problems and issues associated with the private health insurance industry.
• Identify how managed care has changed the role of health insurance in health care utilization.

IV. Health Care Services Today

• Describe national health care policy and its future
• Identify how the government has influenced the cost and delivery of health care
• Identify new career opportunities in health care
• Describe alternate and non-traditional health care delivery

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION:    Online Bookstore

* Essentials of health services, 3rd Edition, by Stephen J. Williams. Delmar Publishing (2005). ISBN: 1401899315

The social transformation of American medicine, by Paul Starr. Basic Books, 1983/1984. ISBN: 0465079350

COURSE STANDARDS:

The Canyon College Adult Teaching/Learning Model specifies that in preparation for every course, students will satisfy all prerequisites. During the course itself, students achieve certain specified learning outcomes. All performance assessment depends upon the accomplishment of these outcomes. Students are graded on achievement, rather than on effort.

The College trusts each student to maintain high standards of honesty and ethical behavior. All assignments submitted in fulfillment of course requirements must be the student's own work. All assignments are meant to be individual efforts.

It is assumed that students will perform professionally in preparing work required for this class. All papers must be submitted on the due date and are to be typed, spell-checked and grammar-checked, submitted double-spaced and prepared in appropriate format.

All homework and assignments must be completed to earn a grade other than a "W", "WF", or "I".

All discussion questions, written papers, written questions, midterm paper, and the final paper must be submitted on the due date and are to be typed, spell-checked and grammar-checked, submitted double space and prepared in standard APA format. The learner must demonstrate that s/he completed the assigned readings for the week by citing per APA standards. Failure to comply with these course standards will result in appropriate penalties on submitted homework assignments.

COURSE POLICIES:

On-Line Participation: This course is offered on-line, over the Internet, which allows students to participate at any time, from any location. Because of this flexibility, it is important to plan your time carefully. You should expect to expend a minimum of four hours per class week on-line -- the same amount of time you'd spend in a physical classroom. You'll be sending and receiving E-mail, performing on-line research and participating in Web explorations.

A class week is defined as the period of time between Monday and Sunday. The first week begins the first day of the semester and ends midnight the following Sunday. Assignments scheduled for completion during a class week should be completed by midnight, PST, on Saturday of the week assigned. Writing assignments and formal papers should be completed and successfully submitted, or postmarked, so that they are in the instructor's hands on the due date. NOTE: Because this is an online course designed to get feedback on assignments to you directly via Internet, you should make prior arrangements before submitting a paper via fax or the postal service. If you ever have problems transmitting your assignments, telephone the instructor immediately, and the problem will be solved. The student is to understand that unless the instructor authorizes a time extension, all assignments received past its due date will receive a grade score penalty. The student will receive a confirmation of receipt from the instructor within 72 hours of sending the assignment. If the instructor has not replied within 72 hours to the student, it is the student's responsibility to follow-up on all submitted assignments and email messages sent to the instructor.

Email-Homework: Homework must be submitted not later than midnight, PST, on Saturday of the week assigned. Late homework will receive a grade penalty. Homework not turned by the due date, but which is turned in no more then 7 days late, will receive a 14% penalty for each day late. Homework not received within 7 days of the due date will not be scored and will receive a zero. No work received after the last Saturday of the online term will be scored.

Discussion Assignments: All homework assignments shall be submitted directly to the course instructor via her Canyon College email address.

Ground Rules for On-line Participation: Students should use e-mail for private messages to the instructor.

1. Students are expected to complete 4-5 hours per week of appropriate online activities, including sending/receiving E-mail and navigating and conducting research over the World Wide Web.

2. Students may get assistance with computer-related problems through the college and instructor.

3. Students will submit papers as MS Word, Word Perfect, or text files ASCII or binary files uploaded to the computer and routed to the instructor as an email "ATTACHMENT", preferably in MS WORD FORMAT, and virus free. All email messages and ATTACHMENTS will include the student's FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, COURSE TITLE, and ASSIGNMENT TITLE.

4. Assigned papers will be submitted via the postal service or fax only if arrangements are made with the instructor beforehand.

Individual Student Responsibilities:

• Ensuring assignments are turned into the instructor on time. Assignments received late will be deducted 14% for each day late up to 7 days and will receive a zero (0%) once 7 days past the due date.
• Sending homework assignments to the instructor as an "ATTACHMENT", to an email message. The email and attached work product will have the student's FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, COURSE TITLE, and SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT.
• Completing weekly reading assignments.
• Completing weekly discussion questions.
• Completing other assignments, as assigned
• Students are responsible for ensuring the instructor has received all messages and work products (i.e., homework sent via email).

GRADING POLICY: You will be able to track your average exactly throughout the course, as follows:

96-100%	A
93-95%	A-
90-92%	B+
87-89%	B
85-86%	B-
82-84%	C+
80-81%	C
78-79%	C-
75-77%	D+
72-74%	D
70-71%	D-
Below 70%	F

WEIGHT VALUE AND WEEK DUE FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT:

Assignment	Week Due	Weight
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Bio/Email Address (1 point)	One	1%
Discussions Questions (5 points/week)	One to Eight	40%
Written Papers (7 points/each)	One & Five	14%
Written Questions (5 points/each)	Three & Seven	10%
Mid-Term Paper (15 points)	Four	15%
Final Paper (20 points)	Eight	20%
TOTAL		100%