ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2020-2021 January 29, 2021 Co-requisite: HIM4945 Professional Practice Experience in Health Information Management HSA 5000 Scholarly Research and Writing 40 hours, 4 credits This course will help students gain the research and writing skills they need to be successful in their graduate courses and their career. Course topics will include research methodologies and data analysis, the creation of research questions, editing and incorporating feedback, using scholarly tone, and documenting in APA style. Students will complete a research project specific to their program of study and will present their research in a final report. Prerequisite: None HSA 5200 Healthcare Policy, Ethics, and Laws 40 hours, 4 credits This course presents a comprehensive view of ethics and laws as they pertain to the development of health policy. Students will examine the fundamentals of the various principles of healthcare law and the manner in which those principles intersect with ethics and health policy. The course will offer students an opportunity to evaluate critical factors that influence policy decisions and reform efforts. Students will articulate the impact of legal, ethical, and policy challenges relative to private and public health systems, politics, interest groups, lobbyists, and proposed reforms. Throughout the course, students will perform case analysis to demonstrate competency in identifying potential legal and ethical problems in different healthcare settings and propose appropriate solutions based on current legal and ethical guidelines. Prerequisite: None HSA 5300 Population Health 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students will learn about the principles of population health management and how to use these principles to critically evaluate healthcare data from multiple sources. Graduates will learn about disease management models and how the health of populations and economies are managed. Using the foundational principles population health management graduates will analyze multiple data sources to determine patterns actionable information for population health management. By the end of the course graduates will have the ability to develop population health projects using advanced techniques to identify ongoing and future healthcare concerns. Prerequisite: None ISM 6200 Business Intelligence and Analytics 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an in-depth understanding of data and analytics and their application to organizational decision-making. Topics covered include understanding what data, metrics, and analytics are needed to explain and predict organizational outcomes as well as the application of a variety of statistical analysis methods to develop insights and data visualization. This course prepares students to be both effective producers and critical consumers of analytical findings that can improve business performance. Prerequisite: FIN 6466 Financial Analysis and Decision- Making LDR 5000 Professional Growth and Leadership 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an overview of the management of organizational behavior and leading people. As careers advance from the individual contributor to the leadership level, concerns about technical knowledge need to be complemented with knowledge about how to coordinate, motivate, and lead others. This course is designed to help provide an integration of your technical skills with the human side of organizations. Prerequisite: None LDR 5200 Organizational Behavior and Leadership 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an overview of the management of organizational behavior and leading people. As careers advance from the individual contributor to the leadership level, concerns about technical knowledge need to be complemented with knowledge about how to coordinate, motivate, and lead others. This course is designed to help provide an integration of your technical skills with the human side of organizations. Prerequisite: None MAN 5100 Value Chain and Operations Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of how external influences and internal capabilities affect organizational strategies, tactics, and execution. This course covers topics surrounding the application of Michael Porter's Five- Forces and value chain models to examine competitive forces, economic constraints, and organizational capabilities. Additionally, operations management's role in organizational performance is explored. Students will examine organizational challenges and opportunities in order to formulate strategies that sustain competitive advantage. Prerequisite: None MAN 6100 Innovation and Change Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an overview of innovation and change management's impact on how organizations conduct business. Students will also explore the importance of global and domestic innovation as well as its effect on research and development. By understanding technology and tools used in the innovation process, This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated, and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 20 / 42