Courses - Health Care Administration: HCAD 701: Organizational Behavior in Health Care 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. The study of organizational research and theory from a wide range of disciplines as it relates to the delivery of health care. Topics will include but are not limited to leadership, change, morale, communication, social environment, and issues of organizational structure. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 710: Human Resource Management in Health Care 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. This course is designed to acquaint the students with healthcare administration with concepts in human resources management and labor relations. Emphasis is on the role of the governing board, personnel director and labor attorney. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 716: Statistical Analysis and Decision Making in Health Care Administration 3 cr. Prerequisite: PSYC 216, its equivalent, or consent of the department. A survey of mathematical techniques for health care management, statistical distributions and probability, statistical estimation and inference, regression analysis, forecasting techniques, analysis of variance, inventory models, linear programming, and network analysis. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 740: Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care 3 cr. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the department. The study of planning and marketing functions in health care organizations, with particular attention being directed toward the establishment of strategic direction. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 750: Operational Research Modeling 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. The study of health care administration issues through the use of computerized simulation programs. Emphasis on analytical problem-solving and the development of explicit relationships to the health care administration literature. Includes independent and group work on problem-related reports. Two hours of lecture and one hour computer lab. HCAD 760: Health Care Finance 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department and completion of ACCT 205 and ACCT 206. A survey of financial management of health care organizations that covers topics such as market structure and reimbursement, fund accounting, financial ration analysis, capital and money markets, working capital management, capital budgeting and analysis of mergers and acquisitions. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 770: Health Care Economics 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department and completion of ECON 285. The study of Health care Economics, with emphasis on health care consumption, production of health care products and services, and resource allocation for health career from a private and social view. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 780: Health Care Policy 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. An examination of special topics in public health policy, including national health insurance, socialization of the health care delivery systems, and welfare. Three hours of lecture. HCAD 790: Special Studies in Health Care Administration 9 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the department and Health Care Administration coordinator. An in-depth study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. Topics may include long-term care, managed care, or other areas of concern to the student. Three hours of lecture. Nine hours of experiential learning and research. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of eighteen hours. HCAD 799: Internship in Health Care Administration 9 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The student will be assigned to a health care organization outside his or her current experience. After a brief orientation and rotation experience, the student will be asked to explore and identify a problem or situation and produce a formal paper that includes an analysis of the problem and a procedure for solving the problem This course will be required as a “mandatory” elective for those students who lack significant experience and background in the health care field. Nine hours of experiential learning. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of eighteen hours. << RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE This online catalog is for informational purposes only and is subject to modification. Final authority resides in the printed version of the catalog.