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. 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 2011
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)
Pref
Num
Title
INFS/
HIMS
INFS/
HIMS
742
Healthcare Information
Infrastructure
Healthcare Information
Analysis
744
INFS
868
INFS
890
Health Information
Research
Research Seminar Topics
Select four courses from the elective list
Pref
Num
Title
Cr
Hrs
HIMS
748
3
820
3
INFS/
HIMS
INFS
6
INFS
890
IS Tools and
Applications for
Healthcare Research
Current Issues in
Health Informatics
Health Information
Research
Research Seminar
Topics
12
Select four courses from the elective list
Cr
Hrs
3
3
868
3
3
6
12
Total number of hours required 27
Total number of hours required 27
8. EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE:
The changes in the is program will increase the rigor of the healthcare specialization by infusing
800 level course as well as a research oriented HIMS course.