Health Care Data Analysis Techniques
NURS 5405
2 Credit Hours
Course Description |
This course presents the concepts related to complex data analysis within the health care environment. Principles of data collection, organization and statistical analysis and interpretation will be covered. Students will also have the opportunity to review complex applications for data mining and reporting within the health care environment.
Course Objectives |
Prerequisites |
Prerequisite: Nurs 5401 - Nurs Informatics & Information Mgmt in Clinical Practice
Course Topics |
I. Nursing Informatics Specialist’s Role in data analysis
II. Retrieving data sets for health care applications
A. Sources
B. Costs
III. Informatics applications for data analysis
A. Data Mining
B. Using EXCEL and SPSS
IV. Principles of data collection
V. Graphic display data
A. Tables
B. Charts
C. Process improvement/quality management tools for data display
VI. Introduction to measurement
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Timelines
D. Scales of measurement
VII. Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
VIII. Normal Distribution and Statistical Inference
IX. Hypothesis Testing & analysis for variance
X. Using SPSS for additional analysis
A. Correlational and linear regression
B. Chi square
C. Non-parametric methods
Textbooks |
Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook information for this course: http://rodp.bkstr.com
Supplemental Material |
Application specific resources. Since different students use software application texts differently, and have different learning needs, students will be given guidelines for choosing a book that best meets their learning needs.
Hardware Requirements |
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
A video-camera is also required for this course.
Software Requirements |
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
Additional software requirements for this course include Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), Acrobat Reader, Visio Professional, SPSS, Netmeeting and supporting software for video-conferencing.
Instructor Information |
Please see the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact information as well as a statement of virtual office hours and other communication information.
Testing Procedures |
All course requirements are submitted online.
Grading Procedure |
Data Set Analysis |
20% |
Data Project |
60% |
Final Examination |
20% |
Grading Scale |
A = 93-100
B = 85-92
C = 77-84
D = 70-76
F = <70
Assignments and Projects |
Students will explore content through on-line lectures, guided readings, and content checkpoints.
Class Participation |
All students are expected to actively participate in online class discussions. Each discussion question posted will be assigned a date by which the student must respond. If a student is unable to fulfill this requirement for any reason, he/she should notify the instructor prior to the class and make alternative arrangements. The aim is to encourage interaction among students and faculty, not simply to present information. Students are required to respond to all discussion questions. Student responses to discussion questions must be substantive, that is, thoughtful and analytical. Because the WebCT system has its own way of formatting material posted on the discussion feature, the student will not be expected to strictly follow APA guidelines for online submissions. However, the student is held to academic standards of writing style and the use of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Punctuality |
Students are expected to:
• Check the course calendar for the due dates of assignments.
• Check the course bulletin board frequently for announcements.
Course Ground Rules |
The student is expected to:
• Learn how to navigate in the WebCT system.
• Participate by responding to all discussion questions.
• Keep abreast of course announcements.
• Use the assigned college or university e-mail address as opposed to a personal e-mail address.
• Contact the instructor if unclear about assignment expectations.
• Address technical problems immediately.
Guidelines for Communications |
Email:
• Always include a subject line.
• Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way.
• Be careful in wording your emails. Use of emoticons might be helpful in some cases.
• Use standard fonts.
• Do not send large attachments without permission.
• Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.
• Respect the privacy of other class members.
Discussion Groups:
• Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion.
• Try to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a new topic.
• Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the discussion group.
• Be respectful of others’ ideas.
• Be patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before entering your remarks.
• Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
• Be positive and constructive in group discussions.
• Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.
Chat:
• Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
• Be polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.
• Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.
• Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
• Be constructive in your comments and suggestions.
Library |
The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses.
Students with Disabilities |
Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with his/her home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.
Syllabus Changes |
The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) on the course bulletin board.
Technical Support |
If you are having problems logging into the course, timing out of the course, using the course web site tools, or other technical problems, please visit the AskRODP Customer Support web page at http://help.rodp.org or call the AskRODP Help Desk at 1-866-550-RODP (1-866-550-7637)