Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus – spring 2013, Section 0061

PLEASE NOTE: This lab will meet the first Tuesday night (Jan. 8) of the spring 2013 semester in HPA1, Room 104 between 6:00 – 8:00 pm for HIIM program and course orientation.

Instructor Contact: 

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

1. Compare and contrast the services provided by all hospital departments in the virtual tour.
2. Distinguish the records, reports and statistics generated or maintained by each department.
3. Assess the interaction that exists with the HIM Department.
4. Relate theory and laboratory experience to actual departmental functions.
5. Practice professionalism by presenting a professional appearance and ethical conduct.
6. Evaluate the role and the environment of the health information practitioner and note the interaction with administration, the medical staff, and other hospital services.
7. Justify the need for preserving the confidential nature of health records.
8. Complete two HIM professional interviews that focus on possible employment opportunities outside the traditional hospital HIM department.

9. Complete two on-site health care facility visits that focus on health record keeping (both electronic and paper-based) in the inpatient and outpatient environments.

10. For first semester HIIM majors: This course will provide an initial but comprehensive review of the Domains, Subdomains, and Tasks leading to the core competencies necessary for HIM students to prepare for the RHIA credential/certification examination <see Appendix H below>

Required Text:

Course handouts only!

General Consideration:

General Considerations: 

1. All quizzes are online, will be timed and are due at 11 pm per the schedule. Quizzes will not be reopened and points will be lost for all missed quizzes. The quiz grades will be released at the end of the quiz period.
2. Journal entries are due the same date and time as the quiz, turned in via the Drop Box in WebCourses. These are Word documents and points will be deducted for spelling and grammar errors. As with the quizzes, late journal entries will not be accepted.
3. There will be a comprehensive final examination in the course.
4. After completion of the virtual tour, towards the end of the semester, two days of on-site visits will be scheduled to provide hands on experience for you in a HIM Department. A journal entry describing your experience will be required.
5. Two HIM professional interviews (possible employment venues outside the hospital HIM department) must be completed and a paper completed on each. The student is responsible to arrange these field visits.

Grading Scale (This course does not incorporate a +/- grading scale).

A = 93 – 100 (555-600 points)
B = 85 – 92 (507-554 points)
C = 77 – 84 (459-506 points)
D = 70 – 76 (417-458 points)
F = below 70 (416 and below)

Methods of Evaluation:

SCHEDULE - The schedule and procedures below for this course are tentative and subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances. 

The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center Room 132, phone (407) 823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116, before requesting accommodations from the professor. 

Academic Integrity Reminder (from the Golden Rule Handbook)

1.  Academic Dishonesty/Cheating

A.  Cheating is a violation of student academic behavior standards.  The common forms of cheating

     1. Unauthorized assistance; communication to another through written, visual or oral means.  The presentation of material, which has not been studied/learned, but obtained though someone else’s efforts and used as part of an examination, course assignment or project constitutes a violation.  The unauthorized possession or use of examination or course related material may also constitute cheating.

2. Plagiarism whereby another’s work is deliberately used or appropriated without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the student’s own.  Any student failing to properly credit ideas or materials taken from another is plagiarizing.

B.  Any student who knowingly helps another violate academic behavior standards is also in violation of these standards.

NOTE:  For further information, see “Student Academic Behavior.”

APPENDIX  H

This course will provide an initial but comprehensive review of the Domains, Subdomains, and Tasks leading to the core competencies necessary for HIM students to prepare for the RHIA credential/certification examination. <see Appendix H (p. 28-29) of the RHIA Candidate Guide- http://www.ahima.org/certification/rhia.aspx