BAHIS Program Outline
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Work Term Capabilities Technical Solutions Development and Support • Diagnose and troubleshoot software/hardware issues for users • Design relational databases and write complex SQL queries • Assist in executing test cases and report test results to the development team • Assist in documenting online and printed user manuals and system documentation • Install and test system and application software • Assist in maintaining system design documents using various modeling software tools • Perform database reporting using business intelligence tools • Develop GUI and console applications using C#.NET, Javascript and Node.JS • Develop web-based applications and dynamic web pages that interact with databases • Apply rigorous principles and methodologies of systems design to the development of information systems • Design user interfaces using usability principles Business and Process Analytics • Gather and analyze data and information requirements • Assist in the analysis of business processes • Analyze existing software/hardware requirements and recommend improvements • Maintain method specification using flowchart, pseudo code and hierarchy charts • Prepare research papers, formal reports and presentations • Analyze business processes • Perform data modeling and XML-based data management • Develop and maintain system design documents using various modeling software tools • Perform hardware selection and system testing including usability testing Health Information Management • Assist in the preparation of research papers, presentations and reports • Provide user training and support with administrative and clinical information systems • Demonstrate an understanding of principles of privacy, confidentiality, and security in protecting health care data and information • Perform independent primary and secondary research using library and Internet resources • Select and use appropriate research methods to answer research questions Sample Job Titles Application Developer, Database Developer,Technical Writer, SoftwareTester, Junior Business/Systems Analyst, System Implementation Specialist, UserTraining and Support, Research Assistant, Junior IT Consultant, Database Administrator, Research Assistant, Software Tester (usability),Web Application Developer,Web Designer, Assistant Project Manager, UX Designer, Solution Support Analyst, eHealth Deployment Specialist, Standards Project Assistant, Decision System Analyst, Health RecordsTechnician, Information Management and Integration Analyst, Applications Analyst, Quality Analyst Program Courses Level One Academic Communications Biomedical Concepts I Health Informatics I Health Information Management I Information Systems I Level Two Database Concepts I Governance and Structures of Health Care Systems in Canada Group Dynamics Information Systems II Programming Concepts I Solving Problems in Health Informatics Level Three Biomedical Concepts II Clinical Systems I Database Concepts II Introduction to Data Analysis Professional Communication Programming Concepts II Level Four Biomedical Concepts III Database Concepts III Health Informatics Field Studies Health Information Management II UserTraining and Adult Education Level Five Co-op and Career Preparation Health Informatics II Research Methods/Statistics in Health Sciences Systems Analysis and Design Web Applications Development I Elective: Interdisciplinary Level Six Epidemiology, Population Health and Public Health InformationTechnology Planning and Procurement Management and Organizational Behaviour Project Management Web Applications Development II Elective: Interdisciplinary Level Seven - Work Term I Level Eight - Work Term II Level Nine Clinical Systems II Decision Support Systems Health Information Management III Security Privacy and Confidentiality Systems Integration Elective: Interdisciplinary Level Ten Change Management Conflict Management Health Care Quality Improvement Health Informatics III Visual Design Elective: Interdisciplinary Health Information Science (Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science) Accredited by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) This four-year co-op program prepares graduates with integrated knowledge and skills in Health Sciences, Information Technology, Management Studies, Interpersonal and Communication Skills for managing health care data and information. Graduates of the program are able to analyze data, information, and end-user requirements in health care; design, implement and manage information systems; support decision-making of clinicians and health care managers; and provide strategic leadership in health care organizations in relation to health informatics, health information management and information technology Work/Study Sequence - Applied Health Information Science Fall (Sept. - Dec.) Winter (Jan. - Apr.) Spring/Summer (May - Aug.) Year 1 Classes Classes Year 2 Classes Classes Year 3 Classes Classes Work Term I Year 4 Work Term II Classes Classes For more information or to post a job: Kitty Runstedler, Employer Relations Consultant 519-748-5220, ext. 2218 or krunstedler@conestogac.on.ca LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kittyrunstedler