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HS301 / Health Care Services Today

Canyon College Health Services Program


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Dale Mueller, EdD, RN, NHA
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Course Welcome | Course Description | Overview | Course Objectives | Weekly Assignment Objectives
Course Policies | Grades |Required Text | Contact Instructor

I. Course Welcome

This course is intended to assist students to gain a better understanding of the context in which health care is delivered in a nation of the student's own choosing. The intent of the course is to provide not only an overview of the health care delivery structures and systems, but a better understanding of the needs of the people and how those needs are met, as well as any opportunities for improvements. Funding for health care services, policy decision-making, access to services, and health care needs are topics that will be explored in this course through guided research. At the conclusion of this course, the student will be better prepared to make informed decisions regarding career and leadership opportunities.

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II. Course Description

This course is designed for students who desire to complete the HSA or other Canyon College degree programs in health care fields and who desire a depth of study of health care services in a country or countries other than the United States.

This course is an overview and introduction to the environments and venues where health care is delivered, an inquiry into health care systems, definitions of need, unmet need, health care capacity and contemporary issues and opportunities in a country or countries of the students own choosing. Depth of inquiry will also occur concerning health care access, funding, areas of employment and delivery of services, and leadership opportunities for enhancements in health care services.

Although there is some discussion of the American health care system, this class will be of value for students seeking careers in health care fields in any nation or care setting.

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III. Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to: |Return to Top|

IV. Overview of Activities and Assignments

This course is intended introduce the student to information about health care and health care systems. Some research will be necessary to gather relevant information, such as Internet searches, inquiries to government or other agencies, interviews or personal contact, or other data gathering activities. Some Internet resources are provided in the Course Assignments section of this course.

Course assignments are designed such that they are individually tailored within an area of focus as selected by the student, thus supporting the specific health care or role interest of each student.

This course has weekly homework assignments or activities, which will draw upon numerous and varied resources. These activities and assignments include information from the textbook and individual research, as well as prior coursework and professional experiences. |Return to Top|

V. Textbook: Online Bookstore

There is one book that is required for this course. There is a newer edition (2nd Edition, 1998) of the text listed below, but the prior edition (1994) is adequate for this course. Reading assignments will be given by section name, and the sections are the essentially the same for either book edition.

The older (1994) edition is more readily available from campus bookstores, especially as a "used" text for the budget-conscious student. Either edition will do for this course, as the topics in the text regarding the United States health care system will be used to focus depth of inquiry regarding health care systems and issues in other countries. |Return to Top|

VI. Weekly Topics and Activities

Upon successful completion of Week 1 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 2 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 3 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 4 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 5 assignments, the student should be able to:
Upon successful completion of Week 6 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 7 assignments, the student should be able to: Upon successful completion of Week 8 assignments, the student should be able to: |Return to Top|

VII. Course Policies

On-Line Participation.

Since this course is offered over the Internet, which allows students to participate at "any time, any where," it is important to plan your time carefully. Students are expected to pace themselves to access assignments, prepare their work and necessary research, and submit assignments to the instructor by the established due dates. Students are expected to make use of local resources as well as required readings.

Course Week and Due Dates.

Generally, Monday is the first of the course week, and Sunday is the last day of the course week. Assignments scheduled for completion during a class week should be sent to the instructor via e-mail or fax by end of the day Sunday, determined by your own time zone. If a student is sending assignments through the postal service, please make prior arrangements with instructor, as there is no postal delivery on Sunday. Given that this is a course about communities and environments, and that some outside contact and independent research is necessary to fulfill assignments, some flexibility regarding due dates may be granted by mutual agreement between student and instructor.

Submitting Assignments - Instructions.

Students may submit work in MSWord (any version) or WordPerfect (any version) or HTML and send as an e-mail note or file attachment. If you use another word processing program (such as Works), please save as an .rtf file.

Formats for files received other than those specified here that your instructor cannot open using MSWord or a Word converter program for PC or Macintosh will be returned to you for reprocessing, and will be considered late. Any questions on formatting of your file attachment documents, please Email your instructor with any questions now and we can find a format that will work for your particular needs. Thanks in advance on this matter.

Please include name, reply address, title of assignment, title of course, and date submitted on the document itself, in addition to the email text. Please indicate "HS301" in the subject line of your e-mail.



Late Assignment Penalties.

Weekly assignments must be received by the instructor not later than Sunday midnight (your time zone) of the week assigned. Students who anticipate that their schedule may cause assignments to be out of compliance are advised to contact instructor at least one week in advance, as an extension may be permitted with prior mutual agreement. Instructor discretion regarding point penalties for any late work will be considered final.

Absentee Policy.

While this course is designed to be completed through independent study, "attendance" is recorded through assignment submissions in a timely manner to the instructor's e-mail address (or via post or fax). However, please note that any student who has not participated (completed assignments) for 14 consecutive days without prior discussion with the instructor regarding such absence shall be recommended for administrative withdrawal. The school shall make recommendations to the instructor as to what action will be taken.

Academic Honesty.

Canyon College policies are in effect. All work must be your own. Presenting as one's own the words, ideas, or expression of another in any form is cheating through plagiarism, and will not be tolerated. Instructor retains the right to engage academic search services for Internet Plaigiarism at any time on any student papers submitted for credit in this course.

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VIII. Grading

Assignments will be graded based on completeness, correctness and timeliness of submissions. There is a total of 100 points possible.

Homework.
Weekly assignments may have more than one component, and the point value for each component is worth points as shown on the assignment detail.

Midterm and Final Weeks.
The Midterm grade is determined by aggregate point performance of work submitted in weeks 1-4 including the midterm assignment. The Final point allocation is determined through aggregate points submitted for all weeks of the course.

Final Letter Grade.
Letter grades will be assigned at the conclusion of the eight weeks based on cumulative points achieved over the entirety of the eight week course. The grading scale based on 100 possible points is as follows:

A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
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= 		95 - 100 points
90 - 94.5 points
86 - 89.5 points
83 - 85.5 points
80 - 82.5 points
76 - 79.5 points
73 - 75.5 points
70 - 72.5 points
60 - 69.5 points
below 60 points


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