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HCA 153 - Career Opportunities in Health Care


Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
This course allows the student the opportunity to explore the professional opportunities related to health care. Students who complete this course will be able to identify leadership styles and skills, human resource issues, recruitment strategies, compensation practices, and various health care professions. Students will learn personal responsibility while exploring career opportunities and practicing to meet or exceed stated expectations over time consistently.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: online

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: 8-week online students will have a per credit hour e-book fee automatically charged to their account.

Common Course Assessment(s): None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
  1. Understand job design and requirements.
  2. Describe legal human resources issues in health care.
  3. Identify leadership styles and skills related to health care.
  4. Discuss the importance of training and safety.
  5. Discuss management and employee communication.
  6. Identify different compensation practices.
  7. Identify recruitment issues in health care.
  8. Understand employee relations.
  9. Define the challenges facing health care today.
  10. Explore various health care professions.
  11. Network with current health care professionals.



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