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BHM320 - Management of Health Programs

Module 1 - SLP

Leadership & the Role of Managers

Identify a healthcare program manager or coordinator that you would like to interview for this course. It is critical that you interview someone who can serve as a case study for your session long project for module 1-3 of this course. You should plan on a detailed interview of the person selected. You should plan on hour interview with your case study. I will provide you with general guidelines for each module and you can add specific questions that are of interest to you. I recommend that you interview the individual after you are familiar with and comfortable with the entire course content as you will use the information gathered from the interview for SLPs for modules 2 thru 5.

1.Identify a manager or coordinator for a healthcare program that you would like to interview.

2.In your paper please discuss your affiliation with the program manager you selected to interview. Provide demographic information on this individual (e.g., number of years in healthcare, education, management experience). Discuss his/her role and provide a brief description of the healthcare program managed and the organization itself.

3.What leadership characteristics does this person display that makes for a successful program?

4.What management characteristics does this person display that makes for a successful program?

Assignment Expectations:

1. Be sure to conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to familiarize yourself with the facts of the case and be sure to justify/support your position.

2. Limit your responses to a maximum of three pages.

3. Please support your discussions with scholarly support (3-5 references). Be sure to properly cite all references.

4. Apply critical thinking skills the the assignment component.

5. I will grade your paper on your ability to address the assignment criteria listed above with depth and breadth of discussion. I will also critique your writing format (i.e. proper reference citations, spacing, etc.).

Your case paper will be further evaluated based on the following criteria:

Precision (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•Each question and or assignment requirement is addressed in the paper

•Accuracy of your answers, key points and supporting discussion

Clarity (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•The paper is well organized, concise, reads clearly, and it is not confusing.

Breadth (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•The paper presents appropriate breadth covering the assignment questions/requirements

Depth (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•Presents key points that lead to deeper matters and issues

•Integrates several points into coherent conclusions

Critical Thinking (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•The paper demonstrates good understanding and synthesis of the module background material

•Logically incorporates key concepts presented in the background material into the overall analyses, key points and supporting discussions

•Presents well-reasoned conclusions and position as well as convincing arguments in support of the same

Writing Mechanics

•Grammar (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•Spelling (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•Vocabulary (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

•Referencing (Excellent; Good; Average; Poor)

Additional considerations to keep in mind while working on your case assignments:

Originality and Use of directly quoted material

•The purpose of each assignment is for you to present your understanding and synthesis of the background material and key concepts. Accordingly, this must be accomplished substantially in your own words.

•Use directly quoted material sparingly and only when preserving the exact words of an author is necessary. For purposes of this course, rarely should directly quoted material represent more than 5-10 percent of your entire case paper’s content. Composing a paper patched together from mostly quoted material is not acceptable.

•Be sure to properly reference all directly quoted material and include the in-text citations. All paraphrased information also requires reference citations at the end of the paraphrased section.

Grades

•A paper that answers all assignments questions and supports the same with good key points, well supported discussions and quality references will earn a solid “B” grade.

•Please remember that “A” papers are exceptional works that go beyond just answering the questions and provide insightful answers.

Please be sure to provide at least 3 citations of sources consulted in preparing your paper in the body of the actual document itself (i.e., in addition to furnishing a reference list). Remember, any statement that you make that is not common knowledge or that originates from your synthesis or interpretation of materials you have read must have a citation associated with it. For guidelines on in-text citations, visit the following web site: