Semester:

Spring 2008

Access Course
password required

Instructor:

Mark Stevens

Textbook:

For most current book information please go to: http://www.efollett.com

Course Description:

This course introduces students to careers in health care.  Course content includes:  characteristics of health care personnel, personal assessment as a health care worker, levels of education required for various occupations, certification, and licensing, health care systems, health care terms, philosophy and continuity of care, overview of medical law and ethics, employment rights and responsibilities, current issues and trends in health care, and legislative and economic influences in the delivery of health care services. 

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP/VISTA or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 1.5 GB RAM
High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
Internet Explorer 7x (Recommended) or Firefox 2.0.0.16
Current Java runtime environment for Windows or OSX (java.com)
UPDATES – Make sure you download security patches for your operating system. If you’re a Microsoft Windows user, get your monthly updates at www.microsoft.com/security. If you use Mac, check out updates at www.mac.com/support.

*Course access via 56K modem or other form of dial up is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College.

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LCMail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LCMail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.