Program Reflection

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Program Reflection
Answer the following questions about your overall BSHA program experience. our responses
shoul! be a minimum of 1"" wor!s each. #se the following program outcomes as a gui!e$ when
necessary%
.1 &ra!uates will be able to i!entify the structure an! role of !elivery systems within the health
care in!ustry.
.' &ra!uates will be able to examine the components of management an! lea!ership within
health care organi(ations.
.) &ra!uates will be able to analy(e the utili(ation an! application of technology within a health
care organi(ation.
.* &ra!uates will be able to examine the application of ris+ an! quality management concepts in
the health care in!ustry.
., &ra!uates will be able to examine the impact of legal an! regulatory requirements on the
!elivery of health care.
.- &ra!uates will be able to explore financial an! economic issues in the health care in!ustry.
Question Answer
.hat are your
overall impressions
of the BSHA
program/
The BSHA program has given me a more in depth insight of
how the health industr operates! "nitiall " didn#t thin$ "
%ould get a &ualit edu%ation from an online %ampus' (ut
the uni&ue stru%ture has proven me wrong! )ith energeti%
and involved instru%tors' " have found mself an*ious for
the ne*t assignment! +earning that the ,hoeni* name is
respe%ted in m %areer field' gave me the pea%e of mind
that " am getting a degree that will not -ust (e a pie%e of
paper! "#m thoroughl pleased with the $nowledge "#ve
gained and loo$ forward to the ne*t steps in m %areer!
.hat !i! you li+e
the most about this
program/
)hat " li$e most a(out this program is the fle*i(ilit! "n our
fast pa%ed world' dail tas$s seem to $eep us on the go!
Being a(le to %omplete assignments' parti%ipate in
dis%ussions and get help from instru%tors at an time of
da' top m list of things that ma$e this program great! The
mo(ile app adds to the fle*i(ilit (eing that " don#t have to
ta$e m laptop or ta(let everwhere " go! "#ve found mself
posting to a dis%ussion while waiting for m move to start
at the theater or waiting for m meal to (e served! .le*i(ilit
is the reason "#m a(le to a%hieve m goal!
.hat woul! you li+e
to see a!!e!/
" would li$e to see the program in%lude the opportunit to
get %ertifi%ations re&uired to wor$ in the %areer field! These
%ertifi%ations' along with the respe%ted degree would put
this program over the top and well ahead of other online
%ampuses! Another (enefit " would li$e to see is the
opportunit to wor$ with lo%al health%are esta(lishments!
/aining the $nowledge and (eing a(le to appl it will ma$e
ea%h student 01a 2ne 3ead4! 5ven if the option of
partnering with lo%al esta(lishments to wor$ side ( side is
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not feasi(le' the option of having lo%al administrators or
alumni availa(le as mentors would (e (enefi%ial to those
aspiring to wor$ in the field!
After reviewing the
outcomes liste!
above$ !o you feel
the program
prepare! you to
meet these
outcomes/ 0f not$
which ones !o you
feel you !i! not
meet/
To sum up m answer' 2B65CT"V5S 75T! 2ver the %ourse
of this program " have gained invalua(le insight into the
health%are industr! Can " run a multimillion dollar fa%ilit
toda8 9o' (ut " sure %an stand head and shoulders with
those that are! )ith a little e*perien%e " $now " %ould in the
future! 5a%h %ourse added tools that " didn#t even $now
were needed! The %urri%ulum is not dated and the
instru%tors are ver $nowledgea(le! " was %hallenged at
ea%h step of the wa! " am so read to get out there and put
what "#ve learned to use!
1o you feel
prepare! for a
career in the health
care in!ustry/
" do feel that this program has prepared me for m future
%areer! Having previousl wor$ed in the field (efore starting
this program' " felt that " alread $new how to manage a
fa%ilit! Bo was " wrong! " $new how to operate %ertain
portions' (ut what " didn#t $now is how to manage all
things! And most importantl' the reason (ehind wh things
a done in a %ertain wa! 7ore %onfident and now e&uipped
with that $nowledge "#m read for the tas$ing at hand! " rest
assured at night that " made the right %hoi%e ( %oming to
,hoeni*!