HMI 7770:Capstone in Healthcare Management and Informatics

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HMI 7510
This course offers students an opportunity to integrate knowledge gained in the classroom with real-world problems. Students work in teams and consult with a working professional to identify a real world problem related to healthcare management and informatics and apply the knowledge learnt in class to design a potential solution. Consists of engagement in practical work and research in a major area of health informatics. Potential areas of work include design or analysis of health informatics systems, programs, or applications; program planning; management; and policy development. Encourages community-based participatory projects. To the extent possible, capstone projects have as a goal a practical contribution to the health informatics field. Students initiate and design capstone projects in consultation with faculty members who provide guidance and mentoring.