Syllabus for HCM-353
COMPARATIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Comparative Healthcare Systems examines the structure of healthcare systems in different countries. Students will compare the global health policy, administration, and practices of different countries, including how they use these concepts to balance their economic and health goals through health system reform, improvement, and modification. The course will include an exploration of emerging events, advances, reforms, and challenges in the delivery of healthcare around the world. For 21 countries, students will explore their geography and culture, examine the history of their health systems, and evaluate their cost, quality, access, and innovation.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
CO1 Implement the foundational concepts of each healthcare system, including health, disease, policy, economics, and their impact on the delivery of quality care.
CO2 Investigate how the use of technology can innovate new strategies for providing healthcare while ensuring that the delivery of quality care is maintained.
CO3 Specify the role and contributions of non-governmental organizations in determining updates to the way in which healthcare is delivered.
CO4 Analyze the health systems of 21 countries, including the history of their health systems, foundational concepts of healthcare delivery systems like health and disease, and policies and economics of the countries.
CO5 Examine current and emerging healthcare issues, including evidence-based approaches to healthcare, systems thinking at the policy level, integrated information management, macro and micro innovation, systems’ sustainability, and their impact on the delivery of quality healthcare services.
CO6 Determine the global challenges that exist in the changing U.S. healthcare system.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN 13: 9781284111736
Comparative Healthcare Systems is a three-credit, online course consisting of six modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in eight online discussion forums, complete four written assignments, take five quizzes and a proctored midterm examination, and complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
You are required to participate in eight graded discussion forums. There is also one ungraded but required Introductions Forum in Module 1. Discussion forums provide a valuable opportunity to interact with your peers. Please strive to post as early in the week as possible to encourage a more interactive discussion. Your initial post should contain a scholarly response to the discussion question and be supported with APA-style references. Your replies should contain substantive feedback to at least two of your peers. Feel free to include other relevant sources, including articles, videos, and personal experiences, to enhance your views.
You are required to complete four written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules. Written assignments will provide you with an opportunity to delve deeper into the specific topics we will address within the course. Please complete all assignments in proper APA style, including a title page and references page. References should be integrated throughout the paper to demonstrate your understanding and application of scholarly sources, as they relate to the material being reviewed. Please adhere to the length requirements.
You are required to take five untimed, open-book quizzes. The quizzes are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
You may take these quizzes multiple times for additional practice; the result of your most recent attempt will appear in your gradebook.
For the midterm, you are required to use the University's Online Proctor Service (OPS). Please refer to the Examinations and Proctors section of the Online Student Handbook (see General Information area of the course website) for further information about scheduling and taking online exams and for all exam policies and procedures. You are strongly advised to schedule your exam within the first week of the semester.
For a list of key concepts that may appear on your exam, refer to the study guide available in the Examinations section of the course website.
The midterm exam covers all material assigned in Modules 1, 2, and 3 of the course and is 2 hours long. The exam consists of 25 multiple-choice questions and 3 short-essay questions.
You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
For the final project, you will discuss the sociological aspect of a topic covered in the course and compare and contrast this issue in the United States with the experiences of at least two other countries. Your final project will be submitted in two parts. First, you will submit a literature review to provide you with the opportunity to research and select scholarly sources that are relevant to the topic you selected. The final paper will be an analysis of the sources you selected and their relationship to the topic and your views. The final project will be submitted in APA style, including a title page, references page, and in-text citations.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings).
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