HIM Practicum II

Overview

Course description

This six-week practicum provides the student with an opportunity to consolidate and apply knowledge in a practical setting within the health sector. Students will complete a project that meets the course and practicum site requirements.

Course content

Organizational structure of the selected health organization
Site requirements, policies, and procedures pertinent to a health information management project
Data sources and other resources needed to for health information management
Project design, methodology methods, and analysis of findings (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive)
Method of transitioning from data to insight using data visualization

Learning activities

Students will apply research principles and processes through experiential learning and independent study.

Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives andwill be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a Mastery graded course. All assignments must be completed to pass the course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Apply knowledge in a practical workplace setting;
Practice health information management principles;
Establish working relationships with various healthcare professionals;
Design a health information management project in collaboration with site and college supervisors;
Identify appropriate resources and data required to complete a project; and
Demonstrate requisite knowledge and competencies.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites

HIMP 2210 and HIMP 3300 and HIMP 3340 and BUSN 3600

Students in the PBD-HIM program are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

May 2026 (Current)

May 2021

January 2020

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution	Transfer details for HIMP 4500
University of Northern BC (UNBC)	UNBC HHSC 4XX (4)