Syllabus for NUR-631-OL
NURSING INFORMATICS: Systems Life Cycle
This course provides students with a sequential process that supports the successful implementation of an information system within a variety of healthcare settings. Various techniques and skills will be presented that assist healthcare organizations in advancing through the stages of a system’s life cycle. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nursing informatics specialist within this process.
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
You will need the following materials to do the work of the course. The required textbook is available from the College's textbook supplier, MBS Direct.
Required Materials
American Nurses Association. (2008). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring, MD: Author. (ISBN 978-1-55810-256-9)
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. (ISBN-13: 9781433805615)
Nursing Informatics: Systems Life Cycle (NUR-631) is a three-credit online course, consisting of 11 modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and assignments. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in eleven online discussion forums and eight independent learning activities, and complete four written assignments. See below for more details.
Consult the course Calendar for assignment due dates.
Online Discussion Forums
You are required to participate in 11 graded discussion forums. Discussion forums are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules. There is also an ungraded but required introduction forum in module 1 and an ungraded but required reflection forum in week 12.
Located within the Evaluation Rubrics section of the course website is the online discussion forum rubric used to aid in the grading of all online discussion assignments.
For posting guidelines, discussion posting requirements particular to the nursing courses, and additional help, please see the Online Student Handbook and the Nursing Student Handbook located within the General Information section of the course Web site.
Independent Learning Activities (ILA)
You are required to complete eight, ungraded, Independent Learning Activities.
The details of, and requirements for, each of the ILAs is contained in the relevant modules under Assignments.
Written Assignments
You are required to complete four written assignments.
The first written assignment, WA #1, is a PowerPoint Presentation titled Project Charter.
The second written assignment, WA #2, is a paper titled Implementation Plan.
The third written assignment, WA #3, is an organizational chart titled Project Committee Organizational Chart.
The fourth written assignment, WA #4, is a paper titled Educational & Communication Plan.
Located within the Evaluation Rubrics section of the course website are the written assignment rubrics used to aid in the grading of all written assignments.
See course Calendar for due dates.
Go to the Submit Assignments area of the course Web site to submit all written assignments.
For additional help regarding preparing and submitting assignments, see the online Student Handbook and the Nursing Handbook located within the General Information section of the course Web site.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All assignments 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 |
| A– | = | 90–92 |
| B+ | = | 88–89 |
| B | = | 83–87 |
| B– | = | 80–82 |
| C+ | = | 78–79 |
| C | = | 73–77 |
| C– | = | 70–72 |
| D | = | 60–69 |
| F | = | Below 60 |
First Steps to Success
Study Tips
Consider the following study tips for success:
To stay on track throughout the course, begin each week by consulting the course Calendar. The calendar provides an overview of the course and indicates due dates for submitting assignments, posting discussions, and scheduling and taking examinations.