Siena Heights University
GER 480 GERONTOLOGY INTERNSHIP 3 The internships will provide students with direct experience working with older adults . Students will select agencies or institutions providing care and services to the aging as their internship sites . Students will strengthen their skills to work with and support older adults . One hundred and fifty ( 150 ) clock hours at the internship site are required of the student . The students will have class meetings , group and individual meetings to discuss the process of the internship . Students will also complete a variety of assignments including final report and presentation of their internship experience . Prerequisite : GER 240 and PSY 360 (‘ C ’ grades or higher required ), and permission Course is offered : FA , WI , and SU Every Year
GER 485 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY 3 Course descriptions will reflect topics offered . Prerequisite : PSY 111 Course is offered : Uncertain
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
HCM 301 PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT 3 The purpose of this course is to provide a survey of concepts and methodologies basic to a variety of managerial disciplines ( organizational behavior , planning / marketing , operational research , financial management , the law , etc .) which are directly applicable to the management of health services organizations . Prerequisite : Permission Course is offered : At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers , but may not be available on the Adrian campus
HCM 440 MEDICAL ETHICS / LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE 3 This course examines the medical field ' s regulatory environment and the tensions among ethical , financial and medical considerations . From a manager ' s point of view , the student explores laws which affect patient care , employer-employee relations , and profitability . Special topics include the duty to treat , disclosure and privacy , and the decision-making process . Also covered are the medical professional ' s liability for the actions of others and for the consequences of decisions . These topics will be examined in the context of ethical principles . Prerequisite : Permission Course is offered : At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers , but may not be available on the Adrian campus
HCM 441 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS 3 This course is intended to improve decision makers ' understanding and use of financial information in the health care industry . Its aim is to make health care finance relevant for decision makers in the health care industry through the understanding and application of finance principles to health care issues . Prerequisite : Permission Course is offered : At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers , but may not be available on the Adrian campus
HCM 444 STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 3 This course presents a general overview of the strategic planning process in health service organizations . In comparison to operational management , this course will emphasize the planning function of health care management with an external orientation . Students will be exposed to directional strategies , such as mission , vision , values and goals , as well as external and internal environmental assessment and strategy formulation . Prerequisite : HCM 301 or MGT 302 , or Permission Course is offered : At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers , but may not be available on the Adrian campus
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