Inventory System

Purpose of the Capstone Experience

The graduate Masters of Healthcare Informatics program emphasizes the application of state-ofthe-art computing technologies to health care. The capstone experience is an opportunity for

students to synthesize and integrate what they have learned by creating a comprehensive,

authentic product.

The capstone experience is divided into three distinct one credit hour courses, taken in sequential

order in the last three academic terms. There are three elements to the capstone experience:

1. the Electronic Portfolio

2. the Capstone Project

3. the Capstone Presentation

While students are continually updating their electronic portfolios during the courses, they

should also be continually refining their interests and be identifying possible project topics. The

Capstone Project should be driven by and complement each student’s interests. Thus, the project

may be managerially oriented or technically oriented. Further, the Capstone Project is an

opportunity to apply knowledge to a health informatics issue or project. The findings should

have practical significance. The final presentation will be a summary of the entire program

experience with special attention afforded to students’ self- reflections and a discussion about the

Capstone Project.

Each student will have a specific faculty member assigned as the instructor for each of the

capstone courses. This faculty member will be referred to as the Healthcare Informatics Faculty

Chair. Additionally, each student’s final project will be reviewed by a committee of at least

three faculty members. This committee is referred to as the Healthcare Informatics Graduate

Program Committee. As such, each of the interested parties shares some responsibilities in the

successful completion of the Capstone Experience.

Healthcare Informatics Student

• Complete the Capstone Design Project Application Proposal as directed in the attached

timeline

• Answer questions and engage in...