Course Database

This online curriculum database lists all of the courses that are currently being offered college’s programs of study. To navigate the course catalog database, please enter the search criteria below, or you can select a searchable course code.

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HCM219 - Health Care Law and Ethics

Course Code

HCM219

This course addresses the legal, policy and ethical issues encountered by health care professionals. In a continually evolving health care environment, health care professionals encounter issues surrounding HIPPA compliance, state and federal government regulations, patient consent, refusal of treatment, privacy and confidentiality, fraud and abuse, mental health issues as well as a myriad of other issues that require prudent management skills. Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

Books

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Law and Ethics for Health Professionals

Author(s):

Bonnie F. Fremgen

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ISBN(s):

9781266290374

Comment(s):

Provided through MGH CONNECT (https://tinyurl.com/384649th)

HCM221 - Introduction to Health Care Statistics

Course Code

HCM221

Students in this course will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of health care statistics including statistical application, interpretation and utilization in health care organizations. In addition students will be able to collect, data, compile, analyze data for decision making. Topics include providing statistical data on mortality, morbidity, occupancy, facility utilization, infection rates and other important information.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

HCM227 - Emerging Issues in Health Care

Course Code

HCM227

This course examines developing issues in health care that directly impact the delivery of health services. The Affordable Health Care Act and other regulations are studied in terms of how they are reshaping the health care field. The aging population, the increasing cost of health care, the rise in litigation in health care, the decentralization of health care, and other issues are explored. Organizational responses to these emerging issues are also studied.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

HCM231 - Financial Management of Health Care Organizations

Course Code

HCM231

Students develop critical skills needed to make rationale financial decisions that increase the economic value of health care organizations in this course. Students study the relationship that exists between financial rewards versus financial risk. In addition, students learn how to read and interpret health care financial statements, managing financial risk, and the application of other valuable financial tools.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

HCM235 - Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

Course Code

HCM235

This course develops critical skills required for the achieving a competitive advantage in health care organizations. Topics include assessing a health care organization’s strengths and vulnerabilities, developing strategies to overcome vulnerabilities, the identification of potential strategic health care partners and establishing a strategic roadmap toward organizational success. Case studies are used throughout the course.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

Books

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Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare

Author(s):

Jeffrey P. Harrison

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ISBN(s):

9781567937916

HIS160 - Culture and Technology

Course Code

HIS160

From the development of the wheel to modern- day science and computer and engineering advancements, society has been shaped by the technology of its times and vice versa. The purpose of this class is to examine the connection between great historical cultures and their technological achievements. Students learn how a society adapts its technology based on the stability of its leadership and government, the success or failure of its economy, and the basic needs of the people who live in that society. Students study the corollary on how technology influences society (technological determinism).
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

HSC101 - Introduction to Health Care Professions

Course Code

HSC101

This course provides an overview of the various professions within the health care industry, with a focus on the roles, responsibilities, and required skills of different health care providers. Students will explore the history and evolution of the health care system, examine the interdisciplinary nature of health care teams, and gain an understanding of ethical, legal, and cultural issues that impact patient care. Topics will include the functions of physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators, and support staff, as well as the impact of emerging technologies on patient care. Through lectures, case studies, and guest speakers, students will gain foundational knowledge of the dynamic and diverse world of health care professions, helping them identify potential career paths in the field.
Prerequisites: None

HUM130 - Society and Finance

Course Code

HUM130

HUM140 - Critical Thinking in the Modern Age

Course Code

HUM140

In the age of the Internet, we are bombarded with information. How can we determine what is true and what is false? Critical thinking is the process of assessing and evaluating information to determine its validity. This course defines what critical thinking is, and how to develop the potential that all students have to be good critical thinkers. We need to recognize that our thoughts are a complex collection of psychological, social, and biological influences that shape much of what we believe. To be an effective critical thinker, a person must learn how to discipline their thinking. This requires a purposeful, conscious effort. Through a variety of readings and case studies, students will learn how to identify what is fact, what is false, and what belongs to the realm of opinion.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

Books

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Title(s):

Asking the Right Questions

Author(s):

M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley

Edition(s):

ISBN(s):

978-0321907950

Comment(s):

eText

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Title(s):

Asking the Right Questions

Author(s):

M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley

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ISBN(s):

978-0321907950

Comment(s):

eText

MOT115 - Healthcare in a Trans Cultural Environment

Course Code

MOT115

Today’s health care provider will be delivering health care in a transcultural environment. This environment may well present consumer-provider challenges that create barriers to quality care for consumers and to a positive sense of competence and satisfaction for the provider. This course provides students with the opportunity to gain an appreciation for delivering health care within the environment of continuously changing vulnerable, racial, ethnic, and cultural demographics. Students will learn communication concepts related to the principles and techniques designed to provide the student with an awareness and knowledge of appropriate means of interactivity with diverse health care consumers. The student will learn to apply the concepts when gathering data for assessment, developing plans of care, and delivering quality health care.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

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Therapeutic Communication for Health Care Professionals

Author(s):

Tamparo, Lindh, Blesi

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ISBN(s):

9780357619032

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Title(s):

Therapeutic Communication for Health Care Professionals

Author(s):

Tamparo, Lindh, Blesi

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ISBN(s):

9780357619032

MTH111 - Algebra Skills for College Success

Course Code

MTH111

Students learn basic mathematics and critical thinking skills while learning skills necessary for basic applications of algebra. Students learn the evaluation and multiplication of algebraic expressions; distributive property; combining like terms; solving equations; product rule of exponents; simplifying fractional expressions; adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials; and factoring out the greatest common factor.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 2, Lab – 1, Credits – 3

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Prealgebra

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Prealgebra

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Prealgebra

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Prealgebra

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MTH130 - Mathematics for Health Care Professionals

Course Code

MTH130

Students progress during this course from mathematic fundamentals to more advanced functions applicable within various health care settings. The course will expand from numerical and measurement systems to a focus on fractions, decimals, ratios and proportions, and conversions and calculations. Practical application of learned skills will be accomplished using health care-related scenarios.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 1, Credits – 3

Books

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Title(s):

Math for Health Care Professionals

Author(s):

Michael Kennamer

Edition(s):

ISBN(s):

9781305509788

Comment(s):

https://tinyurl.com/38ydwtpv Rent Book: $61.99 Ulimited eTextbooks: $79.99 eBook: $44.49

MTH145 - College Algebra and Trigonometry

Course Code

MTH145

This is a first–semester course that covers basic topics in algebra and trigonometry. Upon completion of this course, the students simplify algebraic and numerical expressions utilizing the fundamental operations. Students have a basic understanding of the rectangular coordinate system, are able to plot points, use a calculator to graph functions, and evaluate functions at a given point. Students solve systems of two and three linear equations; work with trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions; and perform the fundamental operations on fractional algebraic expressions. Finally, students are able to solve problems in technology involving ratio, proportion, and variation.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

Books

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Elementary Algebra

Author(s):

Katherine Yoshiwara

ISBN(s):

Web Version

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Title(s):

Elementary Algebra

Author(s):

Katherine Yoshiwara

ISBN(s):

Web Version

Section(s):

Title(s):

Elementary Algebra

Author(s):

Katherine Yoshiwara

ISBN(s):

Web Version

MTH207 - Statistics

Course Code

MTH207

This course involves descriptive and graphic analysis and presentation of data for sampling purposes. Other topics include: probability analysis; normal distributions; standard deviations; mean, median, mode; variability; sampling errors; and the central limit theorem.
Credit Hours: Lecture – 3, Lab – 0, Credits – 3

Pre-Requisites:
127

Books

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Title(s):

Introductory Statistics

Author(s):

Barbara Illowsy and Susan Dean

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ISBN(s):

Web Version

Comment(s):

https://openstax.org/details/books/introductory-statistics-2e

NUR140 - Nursing Fundamentals

Course Code

NUR140

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