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Culminating Project in Health Informatics (Coursera)

Offered by Johns Hopkins University,

This capstone course in the Health Informatics Specialization will allow learners to create a comprehensive plan for an informatics intervention of their choosing, and that will demonstrate to current or future employers the new skills obtained through the completion of this series of five courses in Health Informatics.

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Course 5 of 5 in the Health Informatics Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Translating an "As Is" and "To Be" into a Stack Analysis
WEEK 2: Applying Online Data Sources to Assess the Needs for an Informatics Intervention
WEEK 3: Designing an Informatics Intervention
WEEK 4: Communicating a Plan for Intervention Implementation

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