Project Management in Health Services Organizations

Catalog description

The project management framework of this course will allow students to enhance previously attained competencies and acquire advanced skills while addressing ever-evolving project management challenges specific to the health care services organizations. The assignments will focus on enterprise-wide thinking while engaging in cross-functional relationships as they work to meet project goals. Students will continue to layer and build previously developed competencies in finance, operations, leadership, human resources, law, marketing, and organization behavior specific to the health care services industry. In order to explore multiple perspectives, students will rotate into various executive roles as well as project manager and receive feedback on their performance. The course structure will give each student an opportunity to reflect on choices, assess progress to goals, and evaluate successes and failures in a supportive environment while striving for continual performance improvement within the project.