HCM 325 - Project Management in Healthcare

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

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: BASM Dept. Chair permission.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze the relevance of project management by critiquing application in health care settings.
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.
Integrate key project management concepts by formulating a comprehensive health care related project management plan.
Analyze the impact of current and emerging project management technology by researching its common applications within healthcare.
Examine the impact of managerial bias on effective project management within health care by evaluating decision making models.

Course Contents

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

Instructional Units: 5