Calumet College of St. Joseph

SYLLABUS FOR Healthcare Management 310

Term: Fall, 2002

Course Number: HCM 310, Healthcare Society and Change – A Historical Perspective

Instructor: Edmund Lawler, M.S, Hospital Administration, Northwestern University

Office Phone: 1(708) 389-2023

E-mail: BIGSHOTEL@aol.com

FAX:

Course Dates: October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Course Time: Thursday evenings from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Whiting Campus

Course Description: This course will utilize methods of historical analysis, key people, events and process in charting the evolution of the current American healthcare system. The ever-enlarging role of government in the delivery of healthcare will be examined. The rise of expertise in the American healthcare system will be considered. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the forces that have shape current models of healthcare delivery in America.

Prerequisites: None

Textbooks: The Social Transformation of American Medicine, Starr, Paul

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.). All of these guidelines are available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a

course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see

Refund Schedule).

Class Policy for Assignments: Students will be given ample time to work on their assignments. All assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of the class period they are due. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Class Policy on Attendance: Students are expected to attend all class sessions. If a student must miss a class session they are expected to contact the instructor prior to the class session. If a student misses more than one four-hour class session they will be administratively withdrawn from that class.

Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to discuss how the social sciences of medicine can contribute to our understanding of the evolution of the healthcare system.

2. Students will be able to apply the principles that have molded historical medicine in America to current trends in healthcare.

3. Students will understand the “transformation” in American medicine from colonial times to the present.

Skill Outcomes:

1. Students will conduct an oral history project to document social and historical forces in the lives of “real” people today.

2. Students will organize a “time-line” of critical changes in the history of American

medicine.

Assessment:

Midterm Exam 30%

Final Exam 30%

History project, written 20%

Homework 10%

Class participation 10%

Grading Scale:

A = 100-92%, A- = 91-90%, B+ = 89-88%, B = 87-82%, B- = 81-80%, C+ = 79-78%,

C = 77-72%, C- = 71-70%, D+ = 69-68%, D = 67-62%, D- = 61-60%, F = Below 60%

It is expected that all students will take each exam, only an exceptional circumstance (as determined by the instructor) will excuse the student from an exam and allow the student to take a make-up exam.

Format for Written Assignments:

Students will adhere to the American Psychological Association Guidelines (APA) style for all papers.

Class Assignments:

Session Topic-Assignment

Week #1 Starr, Book I: Introduction, Chapters 1 & 2

Week #2 Starr, Book I: Chapters 3 & 4

Select an Oral History Project

Week #3 Starr, Book I: Chapters 5 & 6

Midterm over Book I

Week #4 Starr, Book II: Chapters 1, 2 & 3

Progress report on Oral History Project

Week #5 Starr, Book II: Chapters 4 & 5

Oral History Projects Due

Final Exam over Book II

Assignment #1 – due first night of class

· Read Starr: Introduction, Chapters 1 & 2

· Call two local hospitals and find out when they were formed. Any other history on the hospitals would be helpful. Write out as a short paper, 1-2 paragraphs. Do the same for an area medical school.

· Be ready to discuss early American medicine as portrayed in a novel, movie, or other literature.