FA 01-24

Faculty Association	October 4, 2001

ITEM #2

FA 01-24:

Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH

Health Science Department

Undergraduate

01-026	APC 1	HSC 4XXX	Alternative Healing
Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None This course examines the philosophy of complementary medicine. An overview of various methodologies effective in complementary medicine will be examined with the goal of understanding how these methodologies can be used to improve one's health. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-027	APC 3		Changes in Health Science Minor
This represents change in the program of study for Health Science minor to reflect previously approved new courses (HSC 3551 and HSC 4150) in the Community Health Program. In order to improve the program, the Community Health major updated courses and the program of study. These changes were approved in 00-01. Two of the courses (HSC 3203 and HSC 4143) required in the university-wide Health Science minor have been discontinued effective Fall 01 (NOTE: APC 2 forms were filed and approved previously). Therefore, the program of study for the minor needs to reflect the new courses.

01-028	APC 3		Changes in Sports Medicine/ Athletic Training Track
This is a change in program of study to reflect course changes previously approved for the Community Health Program. In order to update the program, the Community Health Program initiated a number of course changes that were approved during the 00-01 academic year. Although the program of study for Community Health was changed, two of the courses (HSC 3551 and HSC 4150) are required in the SM-AT program. Two of the courses (HSC 3203 and HSC 4143) have been discontinued effective Fall 01 (NOTE: APC 2 forms were filed and approved previously). Therefore, the program of study for SM-AT majors needs to reflect the addition of these two courses.


Graduate

01-029	APC 3		Changes in Master of Health (Requirements and course descriptions)
Program changes are implemented to meet recommendations by the program's accrediting body and to modify curriculum to address health industry changes. Changes include the addition of a course (MAN 6315 Adv. Human Resource Mgt.) to the required course section, addition of two existing courses (PAD 5605 Administrative Law and PAD 6612 Regulatory Admin) to the list of elective options and modification of course descriptions (for HAS 6126 Managed Health Care, HAS 6427 Health Law Trends Seminar, and HAS 6197 Health System Analysis) which are needed to reflect updated course content. Program changes also include elimination of the 3-hour field study as an alternative to the practicum or thesis option.

01-030	APC 2	HSA 6427	Health Law Trends Seminar
This request is to make changes to the course description. The catalog description does not reflect course material required by our accrediting organization and currently being taught in this course.

01-031	APC 2	HSA 6126	Managed Health Care (minor)
The course description is being changed to reflect the content now covered in this course. A decade of health industry changes has focused study of managed care from projections about how healthcare will be managed and financed to examination of the organization and function of managed care plans and their interactions with other health industry sectors.

01-032	APC 2	HSA 6197	Health Systems Analysis (minor)
This request is to make changes to the course description. The current catalog description details some course activity but fails to provide an adequate overview of course objectives.


Undergraduate

01-033	APC 1	HSA 3XXX	Quality Management in Healthcare
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None This course is designed to acquaint the student with quality management concepts, tools and techniques used in health services industry and the application of quality management theory to health care product and service outcomes. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-034	APC 1	HAS 4XXX	Health Administration Internship
Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None The health administration internship provides the student with the opportunity to gain practical experience and integrate classroom knowledge and theory in an administrative setting within the health care industry. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-035	APC 1	HAS 4XXX	Long -Term Care Administration Internship
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None The health administration internship provides the student with the opportunity to gain practical experience and integrate classroom knowledge and theory in a skilled nursing facility setting. It is specifically designed to meet the state mandated internship requirements (rule 64B10-16 F.A.C) for admission to the Florida Nursing Home Administrators Licensure Examination. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-036	APC 1	HAS 4XXX	Senior Project
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None This capstone course is designed to provide students who already have significant administrative or management experience in the health care field an opportunity to participate in a health related administrative or research project. Completed proposal and project approvals are required the semester prior to enrollment. No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-037	APC 3		Changes in Health Administration Track Minors
This proposal includes program changes designed to simplify the current curriculum and correct deficiencies identified in a recent program review. Changes include the elimination of the four minors (business Administration, Public Administration, Long Term Care Administration, and Managed Care), the addition of four new courses (HAS 3XXX Quality Management in Health Care, HAS 4XXX Health Administration Internship, HAS 4XXX Long Term Care Administration Internship, and HAS 4XXX Senior Project), several courses were changed from electives in previous minors to a "major requirement" and other courses from the minors were moved to the "elective category". This proposal also includes the addition of an internship requirement (HAS 4XXX Health Administration Internship). These changes are being made in order to meet national standards for program certification set by the Association of University Program sin Health Administration (AUPHA)


Graduate

01-038	APC 2	HSC 6912	Projects
This is a request to change from not repeatable to repeatable. This course is used as the culminating experience for students in the MSH and MPH programs. It builds on the knowledge and skills gained in other required courses in the curriculum, and requires an extensive project be completed. Dependent upon each student's project, it is often necessary for students to enroll over 2 or more consecutive semesters in order to finish the project, hence the request for it to be designated as a repeatable course. However, some students will enroll for more than 3 hours in one semester in order to complete the project, hence the need to keep it a variable credit course as well.