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 Department:    HCM

 Course #:    325

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    510701

 EPC:    34B

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Provides a framework for understanding and applying the ideas, methods, principles, practices, and knowledge of structured project management in healthcare settings. Learn to apply the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques for project activities necessary to meet project requirements through software and approaches modeled on the principles of Project Management Institute Global Standards. Emphasis is on project management application in healthcare settings.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: BASM Dept. Chair permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Analyze the relevance of project management by critiquing application in health care settings.
2. Determine the characteristics of effective project management and managers by researching global standards and tools such as scrum, agile and those from the Project Management Institute and their application in health care settings.
3. Integrate key project management concepts by formulating a comprehensive health care related project management plan.
4. Analyze the impact of current and emerging project management technology by researching its common applications within healthcare.
5. Examine the impact of managerial bias on effective project management within health care by evaluating decision making models.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Relevance of project management by critiquing application in health care settings.
2. Characteristics of effective project management and managers.
3. Researching global standards and tools such as scrum, agile and those from the Project Management Institute and their application in health care settings.
4. Key project management concepts.
5. A comprehensive health care related project management plan.
6. Current and emerging project management technology by researching its common applications within healthcare.
7. The impact of managerial bias on effective project management within health care by evaluating decision making models.