MMI403DLSyllabus

Summer2014

IntroductiontoMedicalInformatics
InstructorName:GerasimosPetratos,MD,MS
TeachingAssistant:ImranKhan,MS,PMP,CPHIMS
ContactInformation
GerasimosPetratos
gpetratos@
northwestern

.edu

ImranKhan
ikhan@
northwestern

.edu

Cellphone:(917)8421507
OfficeHours:Byappointment

Cellphone:(312)5059954
OfficeHours:Byappointment

Preferredmeansofcontactisemail.Ifthematterisextremelytimesensitive,studentsshouldcallourcell
phones.Weintendtohaveacloseinteractionwithstudentsandanyopportunitytospeakisgiventhe
highestlevelofimportanceandpriority.Pleasenotethatallappointmenttimes,synchronoussessions
andscheduledcallswillbereferredtoinCentralStandardTime(CST),whichisGMT6.
CourseDescription
Thecourseisanintroductorysurveyoffundamentalsofinformationtechnologyasappliedtohealthcare.Topics
centerontechnologysimpactonthepatientlevel,individualhealthcareprovider,andhospitallevel.Itfocuses
onclinicaldataandphysiciandata.Theuseofdatatomeasureoutcomesandperformanceisexplored.Decision
support,systemintegration,andeducationalapplicationsisalsodiscussed.Thecoursealsoexploresemerging
andnewusesoftechnology.

Text
Shortliffe,E.H.,&Cimino,J.J.(2006).Biomedicalinformatics:Computerapplicationsinhealthcareand
biomedicine(3rded.).NewYork,NY:Springer.
[ISBN13:9780387289861]

Software
None.

Prerequisites
None.

LearningGoals
Thegoalsofthiscourseareto:
Identifythemultipleconsumersofmedicalinformaticsandhowtheyinteractwithmedicalinformatics.
Analyzethebenefitsandlimitationsofmedicalinformaticsfromtheperspectiveofeachofthemultiplekey
stakeholders.
Evaluateaninformationsystemfromaspecificscenariofromtheperspectiveofmultipleusers.
Discusshowmedicalinformaticshascontributedtoimprovingqualityhealthcare.
Explainfutureopportunitiesandchallengesinimprovingqualityhealthcare.

Evaluation

Thestudentsfinalgradewillbedeterminedasfollows:
CourseProjectPaperInformaticsProfileandAssessment:250pts.(5sections:50pts.possiblepersection)
CourseProjectPresentation:130pts
CaseStudy:40pts.
LexiconExercise:40pts.
StatisticsinLiterature:40pts.
CourseParticipation:100pts.
TotalPoints:600pts.

GradingScale
A=93%100%
A=90%92%
B+=88%89%
B=83%87%
B=80%82%
C+=78%79%
C=73%77%
C=70%72%
F=0%69%

DiscussionBoardEtiquette
Thepurposeofthediscussionboardsistoallowstudentstofreelyexchangeideas.Itisimperativetoremain
respectfulofallviewpointsandpositionsand,whennecessary,agreetorespectfullydisagree.Whileactiveand
frequentparticipationisencouraged,clutteringadiscussionboardwithinappropriate,irrelevant,orinsignificant
materialwillnotearnadditionalpointsandmayresultinreceivinglessthanfullcredit.Frequencyisnot
unimportant,butcontentofthemessageisparamount.Pleaseremembertociteallsourceswhenrelevantin
ordertoavoidplagiarism.

ProctoredAssessment
None.

Attendance
Thiscoursewillnotmeetataparticulartimeeachweek.Allcoursegoals,sessionlearningobjectives,and
assessmentsaresupportedthroughclassroomelementsthatcanbeaccessedatanytime.Tomeasureclass
participation(orattendance),yourparticipationinthreadeddiscussionboardsisrequired,graded,andparamount
toyoursuccessinthisclass.Pleasenotethatanyscheduledsynchronousorlivemeetingsareconsidered
supplementalandoptional.Whileyourattendanceishighlyencouraged,itisnotrequiredandyouwillnotbe
gradedonyourattendanceorparticipation.

LateWork
Lateworkisacceptedwitha50%deductionuptooneweekaftertheduedate.Noworkisacceptedaftertheone
weekperiod.

LearningGroups
Learninggroupsareutilizedinthiscourse.Moreinformationaboutlearninggroupswillbeprovidedbythe
instructorviatheBlackboardcoursesite.

AcademicIntegrityatNorthwestern
StudentsarerequiredtocomplywithUniversityregulationsregardingacademicintegrity.Ifyouareindoubt
aboutwhatconstitutesacademicdishonesty,speakwithyourinstructororgraduatecoordinatorbeforethe
assignmentisdueand/orexaminetheUniversityWebsite.Academicdishonestyincludes,butisnotlimitedto,
cheatingonanexam,obtaininganunfairadvantage,andplagiarism(e.g.,usingmaterialfromreadingswithout
citingorcopyinganotherstudent'spaper).Failuretomaintainacademicintegritywillresultinagradesanction,
possiblyassevereasfailingandbeingrequiredtoretakethecourse,andcouldleadtoasuspensionorexpulsion
fromtheprogram.Furtherpenaltiesmayapply.Formoreinformation,visit
<www.scs.northwestern.edu/student/issues/academic_integrity.cfm>.
Plagiarismisoneformofacademicdishonesty.Studentscanfamiliarizethemselveswiththedefinitionand
examplesofplagiarism,byvisiting<www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html>.Amyriadofothersourcescan
befoundonline.
SomeassignmentsinthiscoursemayberequiredtobesubmittedthroughSafeAssign,aplagiarismdetectionand
educationtool.Youcanfindanexplanationofthetoolat
<http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/How+Does+SafeAssign+Work>.Inbrief,SafeAssigncomparesthe
submittedassignmenttomillionsofdocumentsinlargedatabases.Itthengeneratesareportshowingtheextent
towhichtextwithinapaperissimilartopreexistingsources.Theusercanseehoworwhethertheflaggedtext
isappropriatelycited.SafeAssignalsoreturnsapercentagescore,indicatingthepercentageofthesubmitted
paperthatissimilaroridenticaltopreexistingsources.Highscoresarenotnecessarilybad,nordothey
necessarilyindicateplagiarism,sincethescoredoesnottakeintoaccounthoworwhethermaterialiscited.Ifa
paperconsistedofonelongquotethatwascitedappropriately,itwouldscore100%.Thiswouldnotbe
plagiarism,duetotheappropriatecitation.However,submittingonelongquotewouldprobablybeapoorpaper.
Lowscoresarenotnecessarilygood,nordotheynecessarilyindicatealackofplagiarism.Ifa50pagepaper
containedalloriginalmaterial,exceptforoneshortquotethatwasnotcited,itmightscorearound1%.But,not
citingaquotationisstillplagiarism.
SafeAssignincludesanoptioninwhichthestudentcansubmitapaperandseetheresultantreportbefore
submittingafinalcopytotheinstructor.Thisideallywillhelpstudentsbetterunderstandandavoidplagiarism.

OtherProcessesandPolicies
PleaserefertoyourSCSstudenthandbookat<www.scs.northwestern.edu/grad/information/handbook.cfm>for
additionalcourseandprogramprocessesandpolicies.

CourseSchedule
ImportantNotes:
1. Changesmayoccurtothesyllabusattheinstructor'sdiscretion.Whenchangesaremade,students
willbenotifiedduringthequarterviaanannouncementinBlackboard.
2. DiscussionBoardposts:EachSessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinatleastoneDiscussionBoard
thread.Yourparticipationinbothpostingandrespondingtootherstudents'commentswillbe
consideredinthegrading.

Session1
LearningObjectives

Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Identifytherecurringissuesthathaveconstrainedthebuildingofeffectivepatientrecords.
Discussamodelofintegrateddiseasesurveillancethataddressesbarriers.
Definethetermmedicalinformatics.
Explainthedifferenttypesofmedicaldata.
Explainhowdifferenttypesofmedicaldataarecurrentlyrecorded.
Analyzetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpaperhealthrecords.
Outlinethetypesofonlinehealthcarecontentavailabletoprovidersandconsumers.
Analyzethequalityofonlinemedicalcontent.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters1,2,and19
OnlineReading
FindingMyWaytoElectronicHealthRecords
Benjamin,R.(2010).Findingmywaytoelectronichealthrecords.NewEnglandJournalofMedicine,363:
505506.Retrievedfromhttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1007785

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudents'commentsisgraded.

Assignments

AnalyzingMedicalResults:LexiconExerciseisdueSunday,June29th,2014at11:55p.m.(centraltime).For
moreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,andscrolltothisassignments
item.

FirstSyncSessionInfo
Wednesday,June25th,2014,07:30PM09:00PM,TimeZone:(GMT06:00)CentralTime(USandCanada)
AudioConferenceDetails:
ConferenceNumber(s):18882055513
Participant(Student)Code:485501

URLtoadditionalaccessnumbers:https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?
bwebid=8369444&ppc=485501&num=18882055513
SyncSessionLink:
http://nwuniversity.adobeconnect.com/mmi403petratos/

Session2
LearningObjectives

Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Analyzetheadvantagesandchallengesofconvertingchartingfromawrittenformattoanelectronicrecord.
Explainthebasicfunctionsthatmaybeprovidedbymedicalcomputersystems.
Explainhowtoperformasystemsanalysisgivenascenario.
Developaproposaltoahospitaladministratortobuyanofftheshelfproductorahomedevelopedsystem.
Outlinecomponentsthatarepartofahospitalinformationsystem.
Analyzebarrierstotechnologytransferamonghealthcareinstitutions.
Explainchallengesfornaturallanguageprocessingintheclinicalandbiologicaldomains.
Createalexiconconsistentwithstandards.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters6and8
OnlineReading
LogicalObservationIdentifiersNamesandCodes
McDonald,C.,Huff,S.,Mercer,K.,Hernandez,J.,&Vreeman,D.(Eds.)(2010).Logicalobservation
identifiersnamesandcodes(LOINC)usersguide.Retrievedfromwww.loinc.org
LogicalObservationIdentifiersFAQ
LOINCFAQ.(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheLogicalObservationIdentifiersNamesandCodesWebsite:
www.loinc.org

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments
CaseStudy:PapertoElectronicisdueSunday,July6th,2014at11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,
clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.
GroupFormationsaredueonSunday,July6th,2014at11:55pm.Studentsaretoworkingroupsoffourforthe
CourseProject(InformaticsProfileandAssessment)assignment.Submitalistofyourgroupmembers.

SyncSession
None.

Session3
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Outlinewhattoconsiderwhendecidingtokeepdatainactiveversusarchivalstorage.
Explainhowaccesstoelectronichealthrecordsissecured.
Examinetheissuescausedbythelimitationsonhowhealthrecordsaresecured.
Discussanelectronichealthrecord,itsfunctionalelements,andhowitdiffersfromapaperrecord.
Examinebarrierstothedevelopmentanduseofanelectronichealthrecord.
Debatethebenefitsandchallengesofproviderorderentry.
Provideanexampleofaclinicalorderthatservestheneedsofthehospitalwiththeleastburdentothe
provider.
Debatethebenefitsandchallengesofclinicaldecisionsupport.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters5and12
OnlineReading
HealthITJourneys:StoriesfromtheRoad
HealthITjourneys:Storiesfromtheroad.(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheOfficeoftheNationalCoordinatorfor
HealthInformationTechnologyWebsite:http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?
open=512&objID=1958&mode=2

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments

Part1:InformaticsProfileandAssessmentHospitalProfileandQuestionnaireisdueSunday,July13th,2014at
11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,and
scrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None.

Session4
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Discusscommonlyusedclassificationsystemsfordiagnostictests,billing,andprocedures.
Analyzethebenefitsandlimitationsofthecurrentclassificationsystem.
Provideexamplesofhowstandardshaveenhancedinformationexchange.
Illustrateareaswheretherearegapsininformationexchange.
Arguetheroleofgovernmentinaddressinggapsininformationexchange.
Discussthechallengesinformaticsposesforpatientandproviderconfidentiality.
Explainthewaysprovidersandsystemsaddressthebalanceofinformationexchangeandconfidentiality.
Provideananalysisofthebalanceofinformationexchangeandconfidentiality.
Explainhowaccesstomedicalinformationhasalteredtheprovidertopatientrelationship.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters7and10
OnlineReading
StateHealthInformationExchangeProgram
Statehealthinformationexchangeprogram.(2010).RetrievedfromtheOfficeoftheNationalCoordinatorfor
HealthInformationTechnologyWebsite:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__state_health_information_exch
ange_program/1488
HHSLaunchesHealthInformationExchangePilots
Lewis,N.(2011,February3).HHSlauncheshealthinformationexchangepilots.InformationWeek.Retrieved
fromhttp://www.informationweek.com
UnderstandingHealthInformationPrivacy
Understandinghealthinformationprivacy.(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHuman
ServicesWebsite:http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/index.html

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments
Part2:InformaticsProfileandAssessmentIdentifyKeyStakeholders,AnswerQuestionnaireisdueSunday,
July20th,2014at11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarin
Blackboard,andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession

Wednesday,July16th,2014,07:30PM09:00PM,TimeZone:(GMT06:00)CentralTime(USandCanada)
AudioConferenceDetails:
ConferenceNumber(s):18882055513
Participant(Student)Code:485501
URLtoadditionalaccessnumbers:https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?
bwebid=8369444&ppc=485501&num=18882055513

SyncSessionLink:
http://nwuniversity.adobeconnect.com/mmi403petratos/

Session5
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Interpretsensitivity,specificity,diseaseprevalence,positivepredictivevalue,negativepredictivevalue,and
pretestprobability.
Createdecisiontrees.
Calculatetheexpectedoutcomesofadecisiontree.
Provideananalysisforapatienttohelpguidedecisionmaking.
Explainimportantcharacteristicsinclinicaldecisionsupporttools.
Illustratechallengesindesigningtheperfectdecisionsupporttool.
Analyzeadecisionsupporttoolforusabilityandreliabilityofresults.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters3and20
OnlineReading
HospitalCompare
HospitalCompare.(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesWebsite:
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Multimedia
IntroductiontoDecisionAnalysis
DecisionAnalysiswithImperfectInformation;TreeFlipping

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments

UnderstandingStatisticsintheLiteraturesisdueSunday,July27th,2014at11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formore
information,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None.

Session6
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Explaintheclinical,financial,andadministrativefunctionsprovidedbyahospitalinformationsystem.
Examinethebenefitsandchallengesofintegratingahospitalsystem.
Develop,fromachiefinformaticsofficersperspective,whatmustbeconsideredwhenimplementinganew
system.
Identifyhowonewouldenliststakeholdersupport.
Identifyhowsocietalforceshaveinfluencedthedesignandimplementationofpatientcaresystems.
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffreetextversusstructureddataforrecordingobservations.
Analyzeapatientcaresystem.
Debatetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcollectingdataautomaticallyversusmanually.
Explainthechallengesinusingdatafrombedsidemonitoringdevices.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters13,16,and17
OnlineReading
ABuyersGuidetoMedicalSoftware:ElectronicHealthRecordsSoftware
Abuyersguidetomedicalsoftware:Electronichealthrecordssoftware(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheSoftware
AdviceWebsite:www.softwareadvice.com
ElectronicHealthRecordsinAmbulatoryCareANationalSurveyofPhysicians
DesRoches,C.,etal.(2008).ElectronichealthrecordsinambulatorycareAnationalsurveyofphysicians.
NewEnglandJournalofMedicine,359:5060.Retrievedfrom
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa0802005
PatientAlarmsOftenUnheard,Unheeded
Kowalczyk,L.(2011,February13).Patientalarmsoftenunheard,unheeded.BostonGlobe.Retrievedfrom
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/02/13/patient_alarms_often_unheard_unheeded/
?page=1

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments

Part3:InformaticsProfileandAssessmentDevelopProposalswithOptionsisdueSunday,August3rd,2014at
11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,and
scrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None.

Session7
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Provideananalysisonsystemusability,detailingconsiderationsonoverallperformance.
Examinethebenefitsanddisadvantagesofusingavailableconsumerhealthtools.
Explaintheimpactoftelehealth.
Compareandcontrastinformationneedsforpublichealthregistriesandclinicalcare.
Examinethechallengesinmeetingpublichealthandclinicalneeds.
Explainhowregulatoryagenciesusemedicalinformatics.
Debatetheutilityinmakingregulatorymeasurementspublic.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters4,14,and15
OnlineReading
ElectronicMedicalhealthrecordsandMeaningfulUse
Electronicmedicalhealthrecordsandmeaningfuluse.(n.d.).RetrievedfromtheOfficeoftheNational
CoordinatorforHealthInformationTechnologyWebsite:http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?
open=512&objID=2996&mode=2
MedicareandMedicalEHRIncentiveProgramWebinarforEligibleProfessionals
MedicareandmedicalEHRincentiveprogramwebinarforeligibleprofessionals.(n.d.).Retrievedfromthe
U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesWebsite:
https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/20_RegistrationandAttestation.asp
TheMeaningfulUseRegulationforElectronicHealthRecords
Blumenthal,D.(2010).Themeaningfuluseregulationforelectronichealthrecords.NewEnglandJournalof
Medicine,363:501504.Retrievedfromhttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1006114
TheCIOsGuidetoImplementingEHRsintheHITECHEra
TheCIOsguidetoimplementingEHRsintheHITECHera.(2010).CollegeofHealthcareInformation
ManagementExecutives.Retrievedfromwww.ciochime.org
ONCWillAssessEHRAdoption,ClinicalExchangeByRegion

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments

Part4:InformaticsProfileandAssessmentRegulatoryComplianceisdueSunday,August10th,2014at11:55
p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,andscroll
tothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None.

Session8
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Outlinethethreestagesoftechnologyassessment.
Analyzethedifferenttypesofstudiesthatcouldbeutilizedinevaluatingatechnology.
Illustratehowoneshouldapproachevaluatinganinformationsystem.
Analyzeamocksystemforahealthcareorganization.
Compareandcontrastcosteffectivenessandcostbenefitstudies.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapter11

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments
Part5:InformaticsProfileandAssessmentTrainingPlanandFinalRevisionsisdueSunday,August17th,2014
at11:55p.m.(centraltime).Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,
andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None

Session9
LearningObjectives
Afterthissession,thestudentwillbeableto:
Comparetheadvantagesofcomputeraidedinstructionovertraditionallecturestyleinstructioninmedical
education.
Comparetheadvantagesandlimitationsofcomputerbasedsimulationversushandsontraining.
Discusshowcontinuingmedicaleducationhaschangedwithtechnology.
Explainhowhealthcarefinancinghasinfluencedinformationsystems.
Debatetheusesandpossiblemisusesofvaluebasedpurchasing.
Outlinesomeoftheforcesthatwilldrivethechangesofmedicalinformaticsinthefuture.

CourseContent
TextbookReading
Shortliffe,Chapters21,23,and24
OnlineReading
FederalRegisterValueBasedPurchasing
Federalregister.(2011).RetrievedfromtheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesWebsite:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011454.pdf

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments
None.

SyncSession
FinalCourseProjectPresentationrecordingsaredueonSunday,August24th,2014at11:55pmCST.Allgroup
membersmustparticipateintheirgrouppresentation.Pleaseworkwithyourinstructorstogainaccessto
NorthwesternsAdobeConnectprogramforrecordingyourpresentations.Formoreinformation,click
AssignmentsontheleftnavigationbarinBlackboard,andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.

Session10
LearningObjectives
Nonewlearningobjectiveswillbeintroduced.

CourseContent
None.

DiscussionBoard
Eachsessionyouarerequiredtoparticipateinthesessionspecificdiscussionboardforum.Yourparticipationin
bothpostingandrespondingtootherstudentscommentsisgraded.Forthissessionsdiscussiontopic(s),visit
thediscussionboardinBlackboard.

Assignments
FinalCourseProjectPresentationevaluationsofothergroupsaredueonSunday,August31st,2014at11:55pm
CST.Thismustbecompletedbyeachstudent.Formoreinformation,clickAssignmentsontheleftnavigation
barinBlackboard,andscrolltothisassignmentsitem.

SyncSession
None.