Continuing Education
Professional Certificate Programs
Nursing Informatics Professional Certificate Program
Consumer Health Informatics
January 7 - April 28, 2008 (last date to register for contact hours: Monday, December 17, 2007)
Cost: $750
Contact hours: 45
Faculty: Anna M. McDaniel, DNS, RN, FAAN
Prerequisite: Introduction to Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is a nursing specialty that draws from computer science, information science, cognitive and decision sciences, and nursing science. You will gain knowledge and skills to enhance patient-care delivery, promote consumer health, utilize nursing research, and provide education through information technology.
You will be expected to submit written work online and respond online to others' written work, as well as participate in online discussions on course content. The richness of online learning is dependant upon the qualitative participation of all course participants, so you should plan to logon several times each week.
As with any Web course, you should plan on spending about one hour a week for each course credit per number of weeks in the semester as well as three to nine hours a week per course credit in reading, preparing assignments to post to the discussion forum, and reading your classmates' postings.
Course Information
To receive contact hours or academic credit all course requirements must be successfully completed within the timeframe of the course. The course is asynchronous and fully online.
If you are pursuing an academic graduate certificate or wish to take this course for academic credit go to the following website for information. Academic Graduate Certificate
Required Textbooks
- Lewis D. Eysenbach G. Kukafka R. Stavri PZ. Jimison H . (2005). Consumer Health Informatics. New York: Springer.
- Nielsen-Bohlman L. Panzer AM. Kindig DA . (2004) Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Washington DC; National Academies Press.
- Nelson, R., & Ball, M. J. (2004). Consumer informatics: Application and strategies in cyber health care. New York: Springer.
Required Computer Skills
You should have basic computing skills including word processing and navigating the Web. For additional information, see the minimum acceptable operating system and software guide.
Evaluation Method
| Learning activity | Percentage of grade |
|---|---|
| Contribution to online threaded discussion | 30 |
| Critique of a consumer informatics research study | 10 |
| Critical analysis of 3 interactive consumer health applications | 20 |
Course Project
|
40 |
| Total | 100 |
Credit Transfer to Another School of Nursing
Most schools of nursing have policies to transfer in six to twelve credits from another school of nursing or allow you to submit a portfolio that can be reviewed for academic credits. You should check with your school of nursing about specific policies.
Costs and Fees
Indiana University School of Nursing alumni qualify for a 10 percent discount registration. To receive this discount, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning at (317) 274-7779 or by e-mail at censg [at] iupui [dot] edu.
Cost for contact hours is $750 for an individual registration.
For group discounts information, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning (317) 274-7779 or by e-mail to censg [at] iupui [dot] edu .
Only one discount will apply.
Refund Policy
Registration fee less a $60 administrative fee is refundable according to the refund schedule below.
- 100 percent refundable through the last day of the first full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 75 percent refundable through the last day of the second full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 50 percent refundable through the last day of the third full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee.
- 25 percent refundable through the last day of the fourth full week of the course minus the $60 administrative fee
Transfer Fee
A $75 transfer fee will be charged when a request to transfer from the currently scheduled course to the next scheduled course is received and approved.
The refund policy will still apply if participant later decides to drop the course.
To request a transfer, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning by email at censg [at] iupui [dot] edu or phone at (317) 274-7779.
The transfer fee and refund policies apply to individuals and groups taking the course for continuing nursing education.
Those persons successfully completing all four courses in the Nursing Informatics Professional Certificate Program will receive a certificate of completion.
The Indiana University School of Nursing Office of Lifelong Learning is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission of Accreditation.
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