| Institution: | Excelsior College |
| Program: | Certificate in Informatics |
| Degree or Certificate: | Certificate in Informatics |
| Department: | Health Sciences |
| Program website: | Click to visit program site |
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| Professional accreditation: | not applicable |
| Program learning outcomes: What Will I Learn?: |
1. Use critical thinking skills to identify informatics solutions to improve health care delivery. |
| Evidence of Student Learning - Internal: How will the program measure what I have learned?: | Program outcomes were measured in the following required courses: HINF 551, Systems Lifecycle and HINF 522- Informatics and the Healthcare Delivery System. In the course HINF 551, the final assessment supports the learning outcomes 1,2 ,and 3. Students are required to complete a Systems Design Report which addresses specific elements of the systems lifecycle techniques for coordinating and managing the information system of: planning, analysis, design, implementation and evaluation. Seventy five percent of the students that completed this report exceeded expectations and twenty five percent of the students met expectations. A study group of less than 20 was utilized.
In the course 522, a final assessment supports learning objectives 1,2 and 3. The student is required to complete an information management Report, (IMA). This report, provides an assessment framework for examining a specific information application within a healthcare environment. Seventy seven percent of the students exceeded expectations and twenty three percent of the students met expectations for this assignment. A study group of less than 20 was utilized.
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| Results of External Exams/Assessments: What third-party assessments will measure what I have learned?: | not applicable |






