| Course | Title | Credits |
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| AH111 | Healthcare Delivery Systems This course introduces students to different types of healthcare delivery systems and how to analyze the organization, financing, regulatory issues, and delivery of different healthcare services. Topics covered include the ?continuum of
care? concept, and methods and theories in healthcare delivery systems and computer applications in healthcare. Focus is placed on evolution and trends in managed healthcare, including research, statistics, quality management, and integrating information technologies into medical office practices. Other processes such as staffing, productivity, and improving quality are also discussed. | 3 |
| AH112 | Intro to Health Info Mgmt Students are introduced to health information management concepts of healthcare delivery settings in the U.S., including filing systems, storage, circulation, and documentation issues. Topics also explored are the electronic health record
(EHR), patient confidentiality, the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on medical practices, ICD-10-CM implementation, and career opportunities for health information management professionals. Students apply health information management concepts and skills to course exercises to demonstrate application of knowledge. | 3 |
| AH356 | Info Sec and Priv n Hlthcr Org Students explore the regulatory issues associated with the Health Information Privacy Protection Act (HIPPA) and the implications of this Act related to data security and privacy issues in healthcare organizations. Topics examined are
identifying and prioritizing information assets and threats to those assets; defining information security strategy and architecture; planning responses to intruders in an information system; and identifying legal and ethical issues and implications of information security. | 3 |
| AH432 | Healthcare Informatics Students focus on the day-to-day requirements of healthcare systems in the processing and storing of patient information and the medical management systems to facilitate appropriate and safe care. Students examine a broad range of topics including: aspects of the healthcare delivery system in relation to overall management functions, institutional, social, and political forces in health care, the role of IT in healthcare management, and information security and patient privacy. | 3 |
| AH497 | Hlth Sys Mgt Capstone Project Students develop and implement a unique project that demonstrates mastery of the program objectives. Program objectives include applying fundamental systems analysis and design concepts and program solving strategies to information technology problems; applying project management principles to information systems development efforts, and analyzing, designing, and implementing solutions to healthcare information challenges. | 3 |
| BA150 | Principles of Business Mgmt This introductory course provides students with a practical and concrete explanation of the concepts and techniques they will need as managers in today\'s new organizations. The sequence of topics follows the familiar pattern of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Throughout the course, the manager\'s role in leading and accommodating change is emphasized. The course also introduces the student to the issues of managing global businesses, especially the ways in which managers need to develop a global perspective in order to be successful. Issues in strategy, diversity, and entrepreneurship are covered extensively. | 3 |
| BA215 | Business Statistics In this course students learn to apply descriptive and inferential statistics to solve business problems. Students perform statistical analysis of samples, compute the measures of location and dispersion, and perform linear and multiple regression and correlation analysis. Other topics include constructing a hypothesis, performing one-way and two-way analysis of variance, and making decisions under risk and uncertainty. | 3 |
| BA340 | Human Resource Management This course provides students with a comprehensive review of the concepts and techniques associated with strategic human resource management (HRM) in an emerging global context. Key issues examined are the legal, ethical, and regulatory nature of the business environment. Also studied are the specific technical areas of job evaluation, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, training and development, performance appraisal, and employee relations. Of particular importance is the examination of such areas as technology, international staffing, and global competition. | 3 |
| BA420 | Organizational Behavior This course introduces students to concepts and principles of organizational behavior. Students investigate the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization\'s effectiveness. Topics addressed include motivation, leadership, communications, group structure and process, attitude and values, and the change process. | 3 |
| CO210 | Business Communication Students develop professional communication skills for use in today\'s fast moving professional environment. With a focus on oral and written communication for business, students discover how to design and deliver messages in both formal and informal venues. Students are expected to integrate knowledge about perception, conflicts, leadership skills, and nonverbal communication as they develop advanced communication skills. | 3 |
| CS101 | CompConcepts and Office Apps Students explore the fundamentals of Microsoft Office 2010 including a broad understanding of the theories behind the applications. Students gain skills in Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Access 2010 and Microsoft
PowerPoint 2010. Students achieve an appreciation for the application of these tools and develop a skill set in using the applications. | 4 |
| CS106 | Intro to Computer Systems Students explore computer science as a discipline, covering basic computer concepts including binary logic, how computer hardware works, how programs are designed and written, and advanced applications like artificial intelligence. This course introduces students to terminology and concepts they will see throughout the program. | 3 |
| CS116 | Intro to Program Visual Basic In this course students explore fundamental programming concepts and develop programming skills and problem solving techniques. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of computer programming, using Visual Basic software. Skills learned can be applied to mastering any programming language. Detailed case studies reinforce application of the fundamental concepts. | 3 |
| CS192 | Programming Essentials This course introduces students to problem-solving concepts that programmers need to know and understand to skillfully use any programming language. Throughout this course students use language-independent problem-solving methods to structure logic (sequencing, branching, repetition), and data (records, objects). Students will also use diagramming and charting methods to communicate solutions and use arrays, menus, and flow charts to communicate structured programming solutions. | 3 |
| CS205 | Comp Software Apps Healthcare This course provides students with an overview of commonly available software tools used in healthcare, including an introduction to encoding tools and computer-assisted coding software used in healthcare data processing. Focus is placed
specifically on healthcare software and its many uses, functions, and applications in the medical office. Other processes such as medical office billing and information technology are also discussed. | 3 |
| CS216 | Computer Networks Students are provided an introduction to networking technologies including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), protocols, topologies, transmission media, and security. In addition to introducing a variety of fundamental concepts, the course encompasses in-depth aspects of networking including the Internet protocol suite (TCP-IP). | 3 |
| EN101 | English Composition I This course develops written communication skills with emphasis on understanding the writing process, analyzing readings and practicing writing for personal and professional applications. | 3 |
| EN102 | English Composition II This is a freshman college-level writing course designed to build on skills learned in EN101. The student is expected to complete writing assignments that spring from assigned reading material, which clearly evince an awareness of social issues. Upon successful completion of EN102, students should be competent in reading, reflecting on, and responding to literature using scholarly analysis, organizing clear and effective writing with a thesis statement, anticipating bias by viewing all sides of an issue, performing effective research using library resources, monitoring tone and using appropriate argumentative skills when pursuing a thesis, using MLA formatting guidelines for research papers, and avoiding plagiarism with careful documentation. | 3 |
| GP210 | American Government I This undergraduate course provides an introduction to American government and politics. Topics include the concept of a constitutional democracy, federalism, first amendment rights, equal rights under the law, political culture, political ideology, interest groups, lobbying, and political campaigns and elections. | 3 |
| GS102 | Introduction to Life Science This course gives the student a broad overview of the following biological processes and topics: the anatomy of the cell, cell division, species diversity, and species classification. This course attempts to relate the subject matter to everyday occurrences. | 3 |
| GU100 | Student Success This required one-credit hour course introduces Grantham students to various strategies for learning and helps develop skills essential for succeeding in an online education program. Students complete selfassessments to become familiar with their learning styles and how to use their learning styles in online studies. Students successfully completing this course are more proficient in time management, reading skills, writing techniques, memory abilities, and test-taking strategies. Students learn how to navigate within Grantham University's online course learning environment, submit assignments, and where to go for academic assistance. GU100 is normally taken with level 100 or 200 courses that offer the most common challenges in working in an online learning environment. Students complete assignments in both courses simultaneously as a learning strategy for general education and entry-level knowledge acquisition while developing successful online study skills. Successful completion of G | 1 |
| HU260 | Strategies for Decision Making This course is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core skills of effective thinking; then analyze your own thought processes, identify weaknesses, and overcome them. Learn how to translate more effective thinking into better decisions, less frustration, more wealth - and above all, greater confidence to pursue and achieve your most important goals in life. | 3 |
| IS211 | Intro Info Systems Security Students explore principles, policies and technologies for securing computer and information systems. Topics include a survey of computer system vulnerabilities, cryptographic techniques, access control policies and mechanisms and the implications of security technology in the realm of risk management. Designing and implementing computer security policies and standards, formulating contingency plans and analyzing system security architectures as well as compliance and ethics are also examined. Students gain hands-on experience using various systems tools to reinforce concepts and theories. | 3 |
| IS259 | Database Applications Students develop a working knowledge of database applications using Microsoft Access software. Topics include designing, creating, editing, sorting, indexing, and searching database files; creating custom queries, tables, forms, reports; and publishing to the Internet using Data Access pages. | 3 |
| IS301 | Web Design I Students create a Web site using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extensible HTML (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Using popular Web design and development tools, students insert images, create links, and use tables in Web pages. Students learn and use "best practices" in Web site and Web page design and creation. This course is the first of two pertaining to Web site design. | 4 |
| IS306 | Web Design II Students gain skills in interactive techniques that combine XHTML with CSS and JavaScript. Also emphasized is XML document creation. The course focuses on skill building for advanced web design. This is a continuation of IS301. | 4 |
| IS311 | Security Operations Students identify the principles and practices of secure operation and management of information systems. Topics include identification of information assets, documentation of policies, standards, procedures and guidelines that ensure confidentiality and availability. Principles and practices of analysis and monitoring of systems security are also addressed. | 3 |
| IS336 | Information Systems Analysis Students are introduced to the tools and techniques used in systems analysis and design, including Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Gantt charts, economic feasibility analysis, data flow diagramming, and other modeling techniques. The primary focus of the course is ascertaining the early phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle. | 3 |
| IS337 | Info Systems Design/Implement Students examine the methodologies, techniques, and tools sed in the design, implementation, and maintenance phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Advanced analysis and design techniques are the focus and students gain practice in analysis and design. This course is a continuation of IS336. | 3 |
| IS351 | Info Systems Project Mgmt Students analyze the technical and managerial aspects of project management as identified by the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Emphasis is placed on defining project management and its relationship to other business disciplines. Topics include organizational structure and culture, network diagrams, critical chain scheduling, cost estimation and project control procedures. | 3 |
| IS355 | Risk Management Students explore the application of risk management in business related information security situations. Topics include discussion of legal, ethical and professional issues in information security, analysis of firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and intrusion detection systems, and application of security plans and access control in order to secure information. | 3 |
| IS376 | Advanced Database Systems In this course students apply design and development skills to client/server database applications. Students utilize the Database Life Cycle (DBLC), database management, distributed database systems and data warehousing concepts in building advanced database systems. Focus is placed on the role of the database administrator and the issues commonly faced by this position. | 3 |
| IS481 | Database Security Students explore strategies and tactics for securing databases. Topics include basic data protection methods, secure database design, secure architectures, secure transaction processing and auditing. Vulnerabilities and countermeasures are also covered. Students gain experience in user authentication processes and utilizing security scanning processes. | 3 |
| MA105 | College Algebra An introductory level course on the fundamental concepts of algebra. Topics include equations, polynomial and rational functions and graphing, and exponential and logarithmic functions. | 3 |
| SO203 | Social Anthropology Students examine the core concepts of cultural anthropology and how they apply to interactions among culture, technology, and social organizations. Students investigate how people behave within the context of individual culture and social structures, and how they forge solutions to issues such as resource distribution, ethics and morality, family structures, and politics. The course also studies the unique impact of technological advancement on society and culture, and evaluates both the costs and benefits that various aspects of technology carry for society. | 3 |
| SO251 | Technology and Society Students examine the broad implications of technological innovation on social organizations in terms of personal, political, economic, and environmental issues. Topics covered include technological progress within society, issues of energy use and creation, positive and negative environmental impacts of technology, technology in war and policy, personal health and economic development, and social responsibility. | 3 |
| Program and core: | 109 |
| Electives (4): | 12 |
| Total: | 121 |
