South Dakota Board of Regents
EXISTING PROGRAM: MINOR PROGRAM MODIFICATION
This form is used to request minor changes in already existing programs (majors, minors,
specializations). Minor program modifications are approved by the VPAA and included in the
annual report.
1. INSTITUTION:
2. PROGRAM TITLE:
Dakota State University
D.Sc. in Information Systems, Healthcare Information Systems
Specialization
3. THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH A CHANGE IN:
Course deletions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of
courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
X
Course additions that do not change the nature of the program, or distribution of
courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required
X
Revised courses in the program
4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE:
Fall 2013
5. LEVEL:
6. CATEGORY:
Minor
Major
Certificate
Associate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree
X
X
Specialization
Doctoral Degree
7. PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE MODIFICATION:
Existing Curriculum
Proposed Curriculum (Highlight Changes)
Healthcare Information Systems
27
Healthcare Information Systems
27
Pref
Num Title
Cr
Pref
Num Title
Cr
Hrs
Hrs
HIMS
748
INFS
820
INFS
868
INFS
890
Electives
IS Tools and Applications for
Healthcare Research
3
830
744
Current Issues Health
Informatics
Health Informatics Research
3
INFS
820
3
INFS
868
Seminar
6
12
INFS
890
Electives
Electives Course List
INFS
HIMS
Decision Support Systems
Healthcare Information
Analysis
Current Issues Health
Informatics
Health Informatics
Research
Seminar
3
3
3
6
12
Electives Course List
3
INFS
830
Decision Support Systems
3
INFS
INFS
834
762
INFS
INFS
INFA
INFA
764
766
713
715
Knowledge Management
Data Warehousing and Data
Mining
Information Retrieval
Advanced Database
Managing Security Risks
Data Privacy
3
3
INFS
INFS
834
762
3
3
3
3
INFS
INFS
INFA
INFA
HIMS
764
766
713
715
746
HIMS
747
HIMS
748
Knowledge Management
Data Warehousing and
Data Mining
Information Retrieval
Advanced Database
Managing Security Risks
Data Privacy
Data Management in
Health Informatics
Business of Health
Informatics
IS Tools and Applications
for Healthcare Research
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8. EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE:
Replacing HIMS 748 with HIMS 744 and adding courses to the elective course list for this specialization.