NEW- AAS Program Proposal
Maricopa Community College District
3161 Healthcare Technology Systems Shared   Fall 2015


Originator: Karen Conzelman           Status: Approved           Department: Glendale Community College
Date Created: 01/24/2015         Submitted: 03/03/2015         Completed: 04/14/2015        
Faculty Initiator: John Gibson and Abigail Rusu  
DCC Online Agenda Date: March 23-26, 2015  
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 28, 2015  
Vice President of Academic Affairs Approval: Dr. Janet Langley  
Instructional Council(s) Receiving Proposal: Computer Information Systems (12)  
Instructional Council Recommendation(s): Approved  
Need Statement: Healthcare Information Technology is a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary career field with a critical shortage of qualified professionals having advanced information technology skill sets. The Healthcare Technology Systems AAS degree is designed to prepare students of all backgrounds to address the workforce needs of IT departments in healthcare organizations. The program is technology rich, with emphasis on the terminology, concepts, processes, technologies, and skills requested by these employers.
 
Approved Feasibility Plan: Yes  
Major Code: 3161  
100 Character Program Title: Healthcare Technology Systems  
30 Character Program Title: AAS Healthcare Technology Sys  
SOC Code: 15-1121, 15-1143, 15-1152, 25-1021??  
CIP Code: 11.0501  
Program Availability: Shared    
Sharing Colleges: GCC   PVC    
Effective Term: Fall  
Effective Year: 2015  
Program GPA: 2.0  
Occupational Area for Occupational Program Matrix: Information Technology  
Program Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Healthcare Technology Systems degree is designed to develop the knowledge, technical skills and problem solving strategies needed by IT departments of healthcare organizations. Includes in-depth training in web development, programming, database management, system development, and project management for healthcare IT endeavors.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

 
Program Notes: + indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates any suffixed courses.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program.

One or more of the prerequisite courses may be waived by Program Director depending on experience and prior skills.  
Total Program Credits: 60-74  
Admission Criteria: Required    
Admission Criteria Detail: Formal application and acceptance into the program.
Students must submit application for admission into the program prior to enrollment in HTM200. Admission is contingent upon verification that student has met program prerequisites.  
Program Prerequisites: Required    
Program Prerequisites Credits: 0-9  
Program Prerequisites Detail: HCC130 Fundamentals of Healthcare Delivery 3
HCC145 Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals 3
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
or permission of Program Director. 0-9  
Required Courses/Credits: 38  
Required Courses Detail: +HTM150 Introduction to Healthcare IT Systems 3
+CIS129 Microsoft SharePoint 1
+CIS150AB Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals 3

+CIS276DA MySQL Database (3) OR
+CIS276DB SQL Server Database (3) 3

+HTM200 Healthcare IT Software Infrastructure: Interoperability, Security and mHealth 3
CIS116 Microsoft Visio 1
+HTM250 Healthcare IT Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) 3
+HTM270 Healthcare IT Systems Capstone 3
CIS224 Project Management: Microsoft Project for Windows 3
CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management 3

CIS133DA Internet/Web Development Level I (3)
OR
CIS133AA Internet/Web Development Level I-A (1) and
+CIS133BA Internet/Web Development Level I-B (1) and
+CIS133CA Internet/Web Development Level I-C (1) 3

MGT157 Introduction to Statistical Analysis of Clinical and Bioscience Data for Managers 3

+CIS162AD C#: Level I (3) or
+CIS163AA Java Programming: Level I (3) or
+CIS162AC Visual C++: Level I (3) or
+CIS159 Visual Basic Programming I (3) 3

CWE198AC Career/Work Experience (3) or
+CIS290AC Computer Information Systems Internship (3) 3  
Restricted Electives: None    
Restricted Electives Credits:  
Restricted Electives Detail:  
General Electives: None    
General Electives Credits:  
General Electives Detail:  
General Education Credits: 22-27  
General Education Core Credits: 12-17  
First Year Composition Credits: 6  
First Year Composition Detail: + ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND
+ ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6
 
Oral Communication Credits: 3  
Oral Communication Detail: Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area 3  
Critical Reading Credits: 0-3  
Critical Reading Detail: CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) or
equivalent by assessment 0-3  
Mathematics Credits: 3-5  
Mathematics Detail: + Any approved general education course in the Mathematics area 3-5  
General Education Distribution Credits: 10  
Humanities, Arts and Design Credits: 3  
Humanities, Arts and Design: Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area 3  
Social-Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3  
Social-Behavioral Sciences Detail: Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. 3  
Natural Sciences Credits: 4  
Natural Sciences Detail: Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area 4  
Program Competencies/Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the technologies, challenges and efforts toward achieving value in healthcare information systems. (HTM150)
2. Use Visio graphics software to diagram a complex healthcare process. (CIS116)
3. Plan, design and publish a web site using HTML. (CIS133AA, CIS133BA, CIS133CA,CIS133DA)
4. Design and develop programs using structured and object-oriented programming techniques. (CIS150AB)
5. Build a HL7 interface engine. (HTM200)
6. Use Microsoft Access to create database files, alter records, retrieve information, and produce quality reports. (CIS117DM)
7. Use Microsoft Project for creating, managing, and reporting a complex network project. (CIS224)
8. Demonstrate potential SDLC design phase activities, along with healthcare IT examples of the resulting design elements. (HTM250)
9. Design, develop, test and troubleshoot object-oriented programs using an appropriate programming language. (CIS159, CIS162AD, CIS163AA, CIS162AC)
10. Demonstrate the skills required to install SQL, model and create new databases, manage and authenticate users, store procedures, and develop backup/restore strategies. (CIS276DA, CIS276DB)
11. Use a statistical programming language to manipulate, analyze and interpret data, with reports summarizing the results of the statistical analysis. (MGT157)
12. Demonstrate the skills required to create a site, navigate, manage documents and collaborate using Microsoft SharePoint. (CIS129)
13. Apply Healthcare Systems Technology program skill sets to a healthcare IT industry-related challenge. (HTM270)
14. Create a reflective document including final specifications and personal observations from a healthcare IT research-based project. (HTM270)
15. Apply acquired concepts and skills to workforce-related experience in Health Technology Systems. (CWE198AC or CIS290AC)  
Financial Aid Eligible: Yes    
Requires HLC/DOE Approval:  
HLC Approval Date:  
DOE Approval Date:  
Approved Effective Year/Term:  
Effective End Year: 2019  
Field of Interest: Health Sciences  
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