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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...