Students in the BS in Healthcare Administration program will understand the legal, ethical and professional standards for Healthcare Administrators.
Objective
Legal Standards
Students in the Healthcare Administration BS Program will be able to effectively define and apply legal standards
Indicator
Health Care Laws
As developed by the faculty, a common embedded portion of the HLTH 1360, BUAD 2301, BUAD 3355 and HLTH 4393 courses will require students to define laws and rights and apply the American College of Healthcare Executive (ACHE) Code of Ethics.
Objective
Ethical Standards
Students in the Healthcare Administration BS Program will be able to effectively define and apply ethical standards
Indicator
Health Care Ethics
As developed by the faculty, a common embedded portion of the HLTH 1360, PHIL 4333, and HLTH 4393 courses will require students to define ethics, morals, rights, and apply the American College of Healthcare Executive (ACHE) Code of Ethics.
Criterion
Exam Questions
All courses will include at least one question regarding defintion of ethical standard for Health Care Adminstators. At least 80% of HCA majors will answer the question correctly.
Goal
Multi-disciplinary Coursework.
Healthcare Administration BS students will acquire content knowledge for successful careers through multi-disciplinary coursework.
Objective
Multi-disciplinary Coursework
Students in the Healthcare Administration BS Program will take courses from at least 4 different colleges at Sam Houston State University.
Indicator
Course-work
As required by the Univesrity students will have exposure to different modalities of thinking and learning.
Criterion
Degree Audit
Upon degree audit 100% of BS HCA majors will have taken coursework from 4 different colleges.
Goal
Application Of Didactic Knowledge
Students enrolled in the BS in Health Care Administration will show they can integrate, apply, and synthesize knowledge through cumulative and experiential activities.
Objective
Cumulative Experience
Through a cumulative experience, Health Care Administration students will demonstrate they can synthesize, integrate and apply their acquired knowledge and skills as the academic capstone to their learning.
Action
Internship
Through an internship experience, Health Care Administration students will demonstrate they can synthesize, integrate and apply their acquired knowledge and skills as the academic capstone to their learning. At Least 80% of student will indicate on a post-intership survey that there intership exerpience was meaningful.