PATH Course Descriptions
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- PATH 101 Pathway to Healthcare Administration
- PATH 102 Pathway to Organizational Leadership
- PATH 103 Pathway to Project Management
- PATH 104 Pathway to Mental Health Studies
- PATH 105 Pathway to Writing Excellence
- PATH 106 Pathway to Career Advancement
- PATH 107 Pathway to Cybersecurity
- PATH 108 Pathway to Data Governance
- PATH 285 Selected Topics
PATH 101 Pathway to Healthcare Administration
0-1 credit hour
This course is designed to provide students with a foundational knowledge and understanding of the core principles of healthcare administration. Topics include the history of healthcare in America, healthcare finance, the ethics of healthcare, and current health policy and law.
PATH 102 Pathway to Organizational Leadership
0-1 credit hour
The Pathway to Organizational Leadership is designed to provide adult students with a foundational understanding of concepts of interest to leaders in all kinds of organizations. During this course, participants will explore the global context of leadership, and how the global environment influences the way we lead. Participants will gain insight into their own decision-making and communication styles, increasing self-awareness, and will apply what they learn about themselves to better understand decision making and their approaches to conflict.
PATH 103 Pathway to Project Management
0-1 credit hour
The Pathway to Project Management will provide a brief overview and analysis of concepts in the field of project management. Students will be exposed to project management history, processes and knowledge areas. Students will examine how project management has evolved over time and found its way into a diversity of industries with project managers and project management offices (PMOs) now being commonplace. From traditional to agile methodologies, students will consider different approaches to project management.
PATH 104 Pathway to Mental Health Studies
0-1 credit hour
This course will provide a brief overview and analysis of concepts in the field of mental health and psychology. An emphasis will be placed on a broad understanding of the field of mental health, career opportunities in the helping professions, and the basic tenets of the study of psychology and stress.
PATH 105 Pathway to Writing Excellence
0-1 credit hour
The Pathway to Writing Excellence is an adult-centered course designed to equip students with the skills to captivate, educate, and persuade their readers -- whether writing a business proposal, an academic essay, an email, a blog, or a social media post. Students will ponder together the importance of purpose, audience, and writerly self-awareness, and discuss what鈥檚 new in the ever-changing world of proper grammar and internet etiquette.
PATH 106 Pathway to Career Advancement
0-1 credit hour
This course will help students cultivate practical skills to increase marketability for a new career or advancement in a current career. Students will learn to articulate individual professional goals, assess career interests, navigate job search engines, and create resumes that align with job and company profiles.
PATH 107 Pathway to Cybersecurity
0-1 credit hour
This course is designed to provide students with a sneak peek into the core concepts or principles of information security and cybersecurity. Information security professionals work to protect information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational data. Students will learn how training and security awareness can help an organization reduce its risk.
PATH 108 Pathway to Data Governance
0-1 credit hour
This course is designed to provide students with a sneak peek into the core concepts or principles of data governance and data management. Data Governance can be defined as the overall administration, through clearly defined procedures and plans, that assures the availability, integrity, security, and usability of the structured and unstructured data available to an organization (AHIMA, 2020). This course will explain the difference between data analytics and informatics. Students will learn how big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are impacting data analytics.
PATH 285 Selected Topics
0-1 credit hour
A scheduled class with topics chosen to meet the special needs and interests of students, faculty, or visiting professors.