Business Management Practicum

Catalog description

The student spends a minimum of 6 weeks full time (240 contact hours), longer than 6 weeks if part time, shadowing a mentor in a health care provider/business setting. Each week requires the student to observe and assess a different aspect of the work environment, based on the core topics of the Health Sciences degree. Students provide weekly summaries of these assessments and identification of observed opportunities for improvement. Special attention is paid to the observed leadership, conflict management, communication, employee management, and customer service/satisfaction styles exhibited in the practice setting. Each student develops a final Power Point presentation of their practicum experience. Included in the final PowerPoint presentation is a detailed recommendation developed to address a specific opportunity for improvement identified within the practicum setting. Prerequisites: HS300 - Professional Practice in Healthcare, HS304 - Health Care Law, HS314 - Insurance, Coding, and Billing in Health Care, HS400 - Health Care Informatics, and HS410 - Client Education and Health Care. Additional Prerequisites / Conditions: Co-requisites:? HS420 and HS430 . Must earn a C to pass this course.