This project-based course enables students to work in small groups on projects related to quality improvement, decision support, health communication across diverse populations, health & wellness promotion, digital health, and Telehealth/virtual care. Students learn about strategic planning, asset management, internal and external relationship building, and potentially explore healthcare equity issues.

Students in teams of four or five will assist your organization with an opportunity or challenge. Students will design and execute a project on a based on your organizational needs and focus areas. Based on your goals, student teams will meet with organizational representatives and other related community stakeholders, research the issue, develop a strategic plan, conduct a needs-impact analysis, and present the plan or project to the organization.

Projects should require 30 hours of work total per student. This can be accomplished through one large project or 2-3 smaller projects that address one issue or need and add up to 30 hours total per student.

Course Design & Objectives - Through Project Based Learning, students will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of how individuals work together to influence and make change in the community.
• Assess organizational requirements for health information system technologies (HIST) and evaluate the impact of HIST on business/clinical processes, and on health services delivery to inform change in necessary.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate health information management practices, policies and processes to support client care, organizational goals, operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Synthesize relevant local, national and global health care and health information management issues, trends, technologies and standards to support health information systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with the legal health obligations, as well as with the professional, ethical and organizational standards that ensure privacy, security and confidentiality in the access, retention, storage and disposal of personal health information.
• Confirm the completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and integrity of health information throughout the management of its lifecycle.
• Work professionally, ethically and collaboratively with stakeholders and as a member of and interdisciplinary health care team, to enhance the collection, distribution, use, security and awareness of quality health information and its impact on client care.
• Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge related to population health issues and develop knowledge needed to understand how communities are composed, their respective needs, and how we, as responsible citizens, should be engaged.

Through Service Learning Reflection, students will:

• Explore social impact through case studies, readings, and written evaluative reflections.
• Connect and apply past course knowledge and experience to current social issues and problems.
• As part of improving strategic planning skill, conduct an environmental scan, create a SWOT analysis, Key Performance Indicators/Key Risk Indicators as well as evaluation for an organization.
• Undertake research and create creative posters and brochures on addressing important knowledge mobilization changes.
• Complete annotated bibliographies associated with the literature review.
• Design evaluation of electronic patient record privacy, confidentiality and integrity concerns and conduct an impact analysis.
• Understand individual sources of identity and respective impact on values, engagement in civic life, and responsibility for the common good.
• Engage in critical reflection on their community project to deepen understanding of how to see the community through the lens of the organization while examining personal values and how they guide our personal lives and professional careers.

Through Career Planning and Exploration, students will:

• Articulate a personal vision for integrating moral decision-making, social justice, citizenship, and responsible management in their future professional lives.
• Understand personal values and motivations as they relate to civic engagement and leadership.
• Analyze leadership strengths and challenges as they relate to current and future engagement in the community and civic life.-Create a functional resume and personal marketing brand on LinkedIn Learn strategies for critically reviewing both by participating in peer reviews.
• Explore different work environments and alignment with personality and strengths.
• Create a strategic career plan including potential future semester coursework, internship and/or volunteer search preparation, and description of personal strengths and values.