Week 1: Introductions
Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to knowone another.
We are going to use an introduction discussion forum to start building ourcourse community.
Course Outcomes
This assignment is guided by the following Course Outcome (CO):
CO4 Exemplify professional values and scholarship to support professional andpersonal
development.
Purpose
Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to knowone another.
We are going to use an introduction forum to start building our coursecommunity.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this reflection, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Introduce yourself to your peers and faculty (CO4)
2. Establish a personal baseline assessment of your informatics knowledge and goals
(CO4)
Due Date: This assignment is due no later than the Sunday of Week 1 by 11:59 PM MT.
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Requirements: Post a written response in the forum to EACH question. Each response should
be substantive and provide enough detail to answer the question comprehensively. This
assignment DOES NOT require citation or references.
1. During what month were you born?
2. What does informatics mean to you? Provide one detailed example.
3. What specifically about informatics do you want to learn in this course?
4. Select one personal photograph which has significant meaning to you. Attach the
photograph in JPEG or PDF format to the discussion forum AND provide a caption. The
following hyperlink includes instructions for uploading an
image: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10700-4212190965 (Links to an
external site.)
I was born in the month of November
Informatics to me, is the combination of health and technology. It is managing,
analyzing, gathering and applying health concepts and data with health information
technology to provide better healthcare. One example of informatics that’s widely
used in healthcare today is electronic health records (EHR).
In this course I would like to learn more about systems and technology that help
with clinical decision making. Informatics can be used as a means to inform and
Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to knowone another.
We are going to use an introduction discussion forum to start building ourcourse community.
Course Outcomes
This assignment is guided by the following Course Outcome (CO):
CO4 Exemplify professional values and scholarship to support professional andpersonal
development.
Purpose
Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to knowone another.
We are going to use an introduction forum to start building our coursecommunity.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this reflection, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Introduce yourself to your peers and faculty (CO4)
2. Establish a personal baseline assessment of your informatics knowledge and goals
(CO4)
Due Date: This assignment is due no later than the Sunday of Week 1 by 11:59 PM MT.
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Requirements: Post a written response in the forum to EACH question. Each response should
be substantive and provide enough detail to answer the question comprehensively. This
assignment DOES NOT require citation or references.
1. During what month were you born?
2. What does informatics mean to you? Provide one detailed example.
3. What specifically about informatics do you want to learn in this course?
4. Select one personal photograph which has significant meaning to you. Attach the
photograph in JPEG or PDF format to the discussion forum AND provide a caption. The
following hyperlink includes instructions for uploading an
image: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10700-4212190965 (Links to an
external site.)
I was born in the month of November
Informatics to me, is the combination of health and technology. It is managing,
analyzing, gathering and applying health concepts and data with health information
technology to provide better healthcare. One example of informatics that’s widely
used in healthcare today is electronic health records (EHR).
In this course I would like to learn more about systems and technology that help
with clinical decision making. Informatics can be used as a means to inform and
