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Faculty Association	December 4, 2003

ITEM # 6

FA 03-44:

Submitted by the Academic Programs Committee

COLLEGE OF HEALTH

PUBLIC HEALTH

Undergraduate

04-026

APC 2

DIE 4940

Clinical Practice in Dietetics

The change of course name to "Field Experience in Nutrition and Dietetics" will prevent confusion since the old name "Clinical Practice in Dietetics" is very similar to a course in the Master's internship program. Changing the credits to variable 3-9 will make it more appropriate for students to select this course as an elective. It is not required in this or any current program of study. New course title: Field Experience innutrition and Dietetics
New Description
This course provides a supervised field experience in nutrition and dietetics. Experiences are modeled after the Commission on Accreditation of Dietetic Education foundation skills and knowledge.

Graduate

04-027

APC 2

DIE 6940

Clinical Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics

The course grade will be changed from a pass/fail to a letter grade and the course is being changed to better reflect course content. The grade change is necessary to provide better feedback to students on the level of clinical performance achieved during each clinical rotation. All students must meet required competencies set by the accrediting body but students performing above acceptable level should receive a grade that reflects their efforts.
New Description
This course is designed to provide a supervised clinical experience in dietetics that develops and enhances the entry-level competencies in food service, clinical, community, and specialty practice. It may be repeated up to 15 credits.

04-031

APC 1

PHC 6XXX Public Health Project
(3-9 variable credit hours)

Prerequisite:	HSC 6512, HSC 6505, HSC 6735, and permission of the MPH program director to be given no later than three weeks into the semester preceding course registration.
Corequisite:	none

To replace HSC6970 Projects course with a course designed to meet the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation requirements.
Course Description
This course is designed to partially fulfill the capstone requirement (six credit hours) of the MPH program for those with extensive public health professional experience. Under the direction of a faculty advisor and committee composed of at least two members, the student will prepare an analytical paper in publishable format on a topic of current value to public health. The paper can take on the nature of a research project, program plan and evaluation, an analysis of policy or other format approved by the student's examining committee.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

04-032

APC 2

PHC 6940

Public Health Internship

To meet the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation guidelines, the capstone experience (internship experience) needs to be equivalent to six hours. Additionally, prerequisites were added to ensure students have the proper preparation for this capstone experience. The changed course/catalog description clarifies these changes.
New Description
Prerequisite: HSC 6512; HSC 6505; HSC 6735 and PHC 6103 and the permission of the MPH program to be given no later than three weeks into the semester preceding course registration. This course, designed to partially fulfill the capstone requirement of the MPH program, provides the student with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained from the MPH course work to public health issues. The practice experience will encompass at least 300-hour schedule at a public health worksite for six credit hours. Students will be placed in county health departments or other public health agencies or organizations.

04-033

APC 3

MPH Community Health Major: Community
Public Health Practice; Community Nutrition;
Health Promotion/Health Education

Increase PHC 6940 Internship required from 3 to 6 credit hours (revised catalog description to reflect changes). Replace HSC 6970 Projects with 6 credit hours of PHC 6XXX (this option can replace PHC 6940 for those with extensive professional experience in public health). Add pre-requisites for both HSC 6970 and PHC 6XXX to ensure students are adequately prepared for the capstone experience. Require a comprehensive examination. Increase total semester hours of the MPH degree for all tracks from 42 to 45 to accommodate change in capstone experience. Change name of Community Public Health Practice to Public Health Practice.
Summary of Request
The increase in capstone hours and the addition of a written comprehensive examination will improve the quality of student preparation to better prepare graduates for leadership positions in public health agencies. Additionally, the improvements in the capstone requirement are necessary to meet Council on Education for Public Health requirements for accreditation of the MPH program. Minor change in name of the Community Public Health Practice Track is requested since the terms Community and Public are redundant in this context.

04-044

APC 1

HSC 3XXX

Planning & Evaluating Health
Programs (3 credit hours)

Prerequisite: HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education; HSC 3500 Epidemiology
Corequisite: none
Course Description
This course will examine the methods and instruments used to conduct needs assessment, develop complete program plans, and implement evaluations for community health programs. Emphasis will be placed on assessing individual and community needs, the development of logical and sequential program plans based on measurable and appropriate objectives, and procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of health programs. A field experience may be required.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

04-045

APC 3

BS - Health Sciences Program:
Professional Health Studies track

Replace three required major courses (HSC 3581 Planning Health Programs, HSC 3241 Health Needs Assessment, HSC 3712 Evaluation of Health Programs) with one newly proposed required major course ( HSC 3XXX Planning & Evaluating Health Programs) and two major elective courses.
Summary of Request
Review of the required courses for the Community Health Program found considerable overlap in course content between three sequenced courses, HSC 3241 Health Needs Assessment, HSC 3581 Planning Health Programs, and HSC 3712 Evaluation of Health Programs. It proved difficult to fully separate these concepts into individual courses. Therefore, it was decided to replace the existing three courses with a new course, HSC 3XXX Planning & Evaluating Health Programs. Students will take an additional two major elective courses in order to keep the number of total hours required the same.

04-046

APC 3

BS- Health Sciences Program: Community
Health track: Aging/Adult Studies,
Exercise science, Health Education Minor

Replace three required major courses ( HSC 3581 Planning Health Programs, HSC 3241 Health Needs Assessment, HSC 3712 Evaluation of Health Programs) with one newly proposed required major course ( HSC 3XXX Planning & Evaluating Health Programs) and two major elective courses.
Summary of Request
Review of the required courses for the Community Health Program found considerable overlap in course content between three sequenced courses, HSC 3241 Health Needs Assessment, HSC 3581 Planning Health Programs, and HSC 3712 Evaluation of Health Programs. It proved difficult to fully separate these concepts into individual courses. Therefore, it was decided to replace the existing three courses with a new course, HSC 3XXX Planning & Evaluating Health Programs. Students will take an additional two major elective courses in order to keep the number of total hours required the same.

04-047

APC 3

MHA Program

The MHA program curriculum and admission criteria are being updated and a health information technology course added to meet recommendations from our accrediting organization and to address ongoing healthcare industry changes. Requested changes include addition of a pre-requisite to one finance course an changes in course descriptions and titles to better reflect course content. Additionally, one course will move from required to elective status and our student practicum will be changed to variable hours. Two additional new courses, Study Abroad: Healthcare and Directed Independent Study are requested to meet program needs.
Summary of Request
Adjustments are being made to curriculum and admission requirements based on recommendations from our accrediting organization, the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Services Administration. (ACEHSA). Specific recommendations from ACEHSA included the changes to admission procedure, addition of a health information technology course and changes in course descriptions to reflect content changes necessary to remain current with industry changes. Courses have also been added to accommodate a new study abroad program and to eliminate the need to use the public/community health program independent study course for health administration students.

04-048

APC 2

HSA 6905

Health Policy: Directed Study

The course title does not reflect the actual course format, as the course is not structured as a "Directed Study". The title and the course description need to be changed to accurately reflect the format and course content. New course title: Health Policy
New Description:
This course is an introduction to the study of health policy and analysis. The course will focus several components of health policy, including how policy is developed and how it can be described, analyzed, and evaluated. The main emphasis will be upon providing the tools with which to understand how governmental bodies produce policy in its various forms.

04-049

APC 2

HSA 6815

Practicum: Executive Skill Development

A change from 6 credit hours to a variable 3-9 credit hours is needed for this course to allow more flexibility in assignment of administrative field experience. This will allow students to complete their practicum over two semesters or elect a more intensive residency experience.

04-050

APC 2

HSA 6758

Quality Management in Health Care

The course description is changed to provide a broader focus to allow investigation of new quality initiatives as they are developed and instituted across the health care industry.
New Description:
This course will provide students an opportunity to examine many of the issues related to quality measurement in health care. The course will emphasize individual and group inquiry into various quality measurement programs and will examine the theoretical basis for current quality measurement activity in the health care field.

04-051

APC 2

HSA 6188

Health Care Strategic Management

This course has served as the capstone course for our program but was not identified as such. The changes in the title and course description are being made to better reflect the intent, content and purpose of this course offering. Additionally, course prerequisites are deleted where they no longer required (PAD 6417), have been replace by other courses (Man 6309), or are listed incorrectly (MAN 6905). Prerequisites added include course-covering competencies required to complete the capstone course (HSA5177, HSA6435, HSA6116). New course title: Capstone: Healthcare Strategic Management
New Description
This "capstone" course is intended to integrate the various disciplines - finance, human resources, law, ethics, policy, operations research, etc. - into a comprehensive and practical framework. This course will challenge students to put acquired skills, theories and strategies into practice in various segments of the health industry.

04-052

APC 2

HSA 5177

Health Care Finance

The course description is changed to meet changing curriculum requirements of the program's accrediting body. A prerequisite is also being added. ACG 2021 is already a prerequisite for all health administration students. However, students from other programs also take this class (HSA5177) and often find they are not adequately prepared. Requiring the prerequisite would give those students the basic understanding of accounting needed to successfully complete this course.
New Description
This course is designed to provide a foundation in current finance theory with tools needed by health care managers in day-to-day practice. The course finance content encompasses the spectrum of the health care industry and provides financial models used for cost-effective analysis.

04-053

APC 2

HSA 6225

Long Term Care Administration

This change is made to the catalog description to reflect course content, which has been updated to better address the broad range of issues facing the long-term care industry.
New Description
This course examines long-term care delivery systems with emphases placed on issues relating to the delivery of quality health services and effective administration. The impact of increased numbers of elderly, increasingly limited resources, state and federal regulatory guidelines and consumer expectations are examined.

04-054

APC 1

HSA 6XXX

Study Abroad: Healthcare
(3 cr hours)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing; preference is given to COH students.
Corequisite: none
Course Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to study the organization, financing and delivery of health care in other countries. While abroad, students will visit hospitals and health organizations, and meet with local health practitioners as they explore cultural and political issues impacting healthcare. This course may be repeated once for an additional 3 credits.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

04-055

APC 1

HSA 6XXX

Health Information Technology (3 credit hours)

Prerequisite: none
Corequisite: none
Course Description
The course will examine healthcare information systems with respect to their composition, role, and development within the healthcare environment. In addition, the course will discuss methods for evaluating new health information technology for acquisition by healthcare organizations.

04-056

APC 1

HSA 6XXX

Directed Independent Study
(3 credit hours)

Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty and Department Chair
Corequisite: none
Course Description
This course allows the student to complete a specialized study or research project under the direction of program faculty. This course can be repeated once for an additional 3 credits.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

04-057

APC 3

MSH - Geriatric Management Track

Alternative Care Systems (HSC5568) has not been taught for several years as industry changes have rendered the content duplicative of other program courses. Quality Management in Health Care (HSA6758) will be changed from an elective to a required course in response to alumni and industry input as to curriculum needs. Changes in program instructions are made to reflect requirements of entry to the nursing home administrator examination.
Summary of Request
Alternative Care Systems (HSC 5568) has not been taught for several years as industry changes have rendered the content duplicative of other program courses. Quality Management in Health Care (HAS 6758) will be changed from and elective to a required course in response to alumni and industry input as to curriculum needs. An undergraduate accounting elective is added to HAS 5177 to ensure students have adequate preparation for that course. Changes in program instructions are made to reflect requirements of entry to the nursing home administrator examination.

04-058

APC 2

HSC 5568

Alternative Care Systems and the Aging Population

This course has not been taught for several years, as the content is duplicative of other program courses. The course needs to be deleted from the program.

04-087

APC 3

BSH- Health Science Major: Community
Health Track; Exercise Science Minor

Replace HSC 4572 (Nutrition and Health) with HUN 4414 (Sports Nutrition) as a requirement in the Exercise Science minor of the Community Health track.
-HSC 4572 - A study of the processing and function of nutrients. Examines digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients as well as their food sources. Also examines energy balance, overweight and underweight and prevention of nutritional problems.
-HUN 4414 - A detailed study of the relationship between athletic performance and nutrition. Topics covered include the energy systems and the fuel sources utilized; the role of protein, carbohydrates, and fat in the athlete's diet; appropriate vitamin and mineral intake; hydration and fluid replacement; ergogenic aids and nutritional quackery.
Summary of Request
The content of HUN 4414 is more specific to the curriculum standards and professional responsibilities of Exercise Science than is HSC 4572. Exercise Science refers to the application of science to the phenomenon of exercise and is oriented to the nutritional requirements of physically active people, especially athletes. Topics relevant to this orientation are covered in HUN 4414, whereas more generic nutritional topics are included in HSC 4572.