HCM 4900: Independent Study in Healthcare Management
Credits: 3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Students may accumulate knowledge of practices informing the discharge of healthcare management duties via an independent research effort. Students will be expected to independently identify a focus area of healthcare management for further study and complete a comprehensive review of the relevant academic literature. On the basis of those findings, students will propose and execute a research study that addresses a meaningful gap in knowledge with practical applications. Successfully completing this activity will require extensive data collection (including integration with the University’s Institutional Review Board), analysis and synthesis. The culmination of these efforts will be a formal research manuscript (minimum 30 pages, exclusive of references, tables and figures) and an oral presentation to faculty and peers detailing the outcomes of the student’s investigation as it pertains to informing HCM practices.