This course is a combination of supervised management experience in a healthcare setting and virtual activities. Students complete 40 hours in a professional work environment demonstrating mastery of their knowledge, application, analysis, and synthesis of key Health Information Management concepts. The virtual activities focus on preparing students for the registered health information administrator (RHIA) credentialing exam. Prerequisite: Completion of BSHIM program core courses. This course must be taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus and may not be transferred from another institution. This course is not eligible to be taken as Non-degree seeking. PPE site approval is required before this course can be scheduled.

This course focuses on key management principles in healthcare management and unique Health Information Management activities. Students will learn about organizational structure, the planning and decision making process, budgeting, committee and team dynamics, staff hiring and development and key indicators of department performance. Prerequisites: HCA 205, HCA 375, HIM 105, HIM 205, HIM 206, HIM 210, HIM 217, HIM 250, HIM 251, HIM 252, HIM 310, HIM 360 and HIM 370. This course must be taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus and may not be transferred from another institution.

The Honors Program Seminar provides students with an opportunity to synthesize and apply content learned throughout both their Honors courses and their co-curricular experiences pertaining to the four pillars of the Program: creativity/innovation, leadership, global perspective, and civic responsibility. Students will complete a series of self-assessments examining the four pillars.  The culminating project will comprise a collaboratively-produced professional digital artifact benefitting current and future UAGC Honors students, to be housed within the UAGC Honors Learning Community. Prerequisites: HON 270 and HON 280. Must be a current Honors student. Nontransferable; not eligible for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit.

The Health Care Administration Capstone is designed to provide a comprehensive experience that enables students to apply their understanding of the concepts explored throughout the program. Students will integrate leadership skills, policies and procedures, rules, and regulations in the development of their work throughout the course. For the summative assessment in this course, students will need to demonstrate administrative competencies with managerial, legal, ethical, and financial concepts related to health care systems. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the General Education Capstone course and majority of major coursework.

This course develops students’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary leadership and management theory and practice. Students gain an understanding of the differences between leadership and management as well as implications of and reasons for these differences. Students analyze core leadership and management practices and evaluate and communicate their relevance to effective organizational performance in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing globalized business environment. This class will encourage students to develop and reflect on their own leadership and management competencies and experiences. Students will also start to establish a foundation of doctoral level research and presentation.

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth examination of light (ethical) and dark (unethical) leadership paradigms. Students will compare and contrast light and dark leadership styles while examining the effectiveness of each. Topics to be explored include dark leadership, general ethical principles, normative leadership theories, as well as, examining the challenges of ethical leadership in a global society. Prerequisite: BUS 119 for the BA Business Leadership Program.

This course examines the ethical constructs found in public leadership. Reviews the different fundamental and ideal theories associated with the public leader. The course especially evaluates the public and non-profit sectors as they relate to culture, society, and diversity, when making leadership decisions. The framework for public leadership is also examined to identify why foresight is needed in the public sphere.

LEA420 Socio-Cultural Intelligence in Criminal Justice will introduce students to the concept of effectively engaging with individuals from aspects of society different than their own. Emphasis will be on the implications of cultural intelligence for criminal justice practitioners in today’s increasingly complex communities. This will include an exploration of changing social expectations, developing a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community, and the implications of cultural intelligence in problem solving, decision-making, and communication, as well as examining both explicit and implicit bias.

This course will provide students with the skills to develop a comprehensive plan for risk analysis, threat assessment, staffing an emergency operations center, coordinating with supporting agencies, and the creation of a continuing testing program. Analysis of historical incidents as well as realistic scenarios are used to teach students how to plan for natural disasters as well as terrorism and other emergencies at the federal, state and local levels. This course is designed to provide students with the ability to evaluate an emergency incident, determine its scope, understand the function of the first responders, learn the communication procedures necessary to alert the appropriate agencies, and understand how first responders are dispatched. Students will create a recovery plan for response to large scale incidents.

PPA 310 Public Organizational Theory and Behavior presents the theories of how people behave in organizations with the emphasis on public sector and non-profit organizations. This course addresses Organization Behavior, Organization Theory, and Public Management with emphasis on public accountability while providing a perspective for managing public and nonprofit sector organizations. The focus is on the primary foundational aspects of organizational structure, communication, and accountability directly to the citizen. Students will also apply theory to practice and understand how to respond to the public mood of cutback and reduction in addition to an overall distrust of government.