BUS 487 - Problem Solving and Applied Health Care Management, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required health care major courses
This course focuses on the investigation and study of problem solving and effective decision making within the dynamics of current health care organizations. This course also stresses problem identification, problem analysis, making decisions and recommendations and implementing solutions, and comparing results to a plan. The case method approach is used; management memos and senior research papers that incorporate critical thinking, quantitative analysis, conceptual and technical data analysis, and a formal presentation, are required.