Course Specific Research Support for HIM 281: Home
Data Management and Analysis course outcomes related to research skills:
- HIM 281 CCOGValidate the reliability and accuracy of secondary data sources
Aspirational Goal:
Explain common research methodologies and why they are used in healthcare
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome Assessment Strategies:
"Develop a plan for a registry to collect medical data."
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Develop a search strategy for a particular topic
- Navigate to useful search tools, including library sources
- Understand that subject heading or controlled vocabulary searching is more specific
- Use appropriate search limiters
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for HIM 281
1. Identify information providers in the healthcare industry
2, Use controlled vocabulary in database searches (MeSH)
3. Identify indicators of reliability for information sources
4. Differentiate between primary and secondary information types and determine their purposes
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
1. Set up search strategy with controlled vocabulary in library database search
2. Identify and access data providers from government agencies at various levels (local, state, federal, international)
3. Locate industry specific journals and professional level information providers
Placement of courses on an Information Literacy Continuum
Courses | Instructional Stages | Student's Developmental Stage |
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Connecting to College |
1. I know where the library is located and about some of the services provided. |
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Information Seeking |
2. I can identify a topic, and identify useful information sources to read about it. |
HIM 105 |
Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
HIM 131
|
Academic or Career/ Technical Related |
4. I evaluate the sources I have found for relevancy to my field, and I know who some of the experts are. |
HIM 290 |
Inquiry and Exploration for Research |
5. I can identify pro- and con-positions on a topic. I can identify the perspectives of various experts in a field. |
Discipline- or Area of Study Specific |
6. I can support my position on an issue with evidence. I can accurately summarize the scholarly or professional conversation. |
Health Information Management courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian Liaison to the HIM SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Jen Klaudinyi, Librarian at the Southeast campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger