Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program

Course Schedule - Academic Year 2014 -2015

Schedule Subject to Change

Yr / Qtr / Course # / Course Title / Instructor / Credits / Day / Please Note
14 / Summer / BMI 501/601 * /

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/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 / Seminar: Data Analytics
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) / D. Dorr / 3.0 / On campus portion: Sept. 15-19 / Prereqs: BMI 510, (BMI 540 or 565), BMI 544 and (PHPM 524 or BSTA 511). Experience with R (or other scripted statistical language), SQL, AND spreadsheets a positive. Signature required.
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Intro to Biomedical Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 513 / Electronic Health Record Lab / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: BMI 512. Limited to 10 students
BMI 516/616 / Standards and Interoperability in Healthcare
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) / J. Logan / 3.0 / On campus portion: Aug. 18-22 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of MBI residency requirement.
See below for details
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) / J. Ash / 3.0 / On campus portion: July 21-24 / Open to all informatics students.
3.0 credits of MBI residency requirement. See below for details. Offered even years only.
BMI 519/619 / Business of Healthcare Informatics / J. Kenagy / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 521/621 / Public Health Informatics / JA Magnuson / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None
BMI 548/648 / Human Computer Interaction
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) /

M. Hribar/M. Chiang

/ 3.0 / On campus portion: Sept. 8-12 / Open to all informatics students
3.0 credits of MBI residency requirement.
See below for details.
BMI 561/661 * / Qualitative Research Methods
Hybrid (distance and on-campus) course /

J. Ash

/ 3.0 / On campus portion: July 7-10 / Open to all informatics students.
Prereq: BMI 510, BMI 560 (or consent of instructor).
3.0 credits of MBI residency requirement.
See below for details
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: 30 credits of prior coursework, Advisor Assignment Form. Signature required.
BMI 588 * /

Managing Professional Practice and Practicum

/ J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone: Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies
14 / Fall / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 * / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Fri. / Required course for certificate
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 512/612 * / Clinical Systems / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 523/623 / Clinical Research Informatics / J. Logan / 3.0 / Online / Synchronous online discussion via Sakai each Monday 5:00-6:30 PST. Attendance is required.
BMI 530/630 * / The Practice of Health Care / P. Gorman / 3.0 / Thu / For non-clinicians
BMI 530/630 * / The Practice of Health Care / P. Gorman / 3.0 / Online / For non-clinicians
BMI 540/640 * / Introduction to Computer Science with Java Programming / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: Introductory computer programming class (Java, C or C++). Signature required.
BMI 540/640 * / Introduction to Computer Science with Java Programming / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: Introductory computer programming class (Java, C or C++). Signature required.
BMI 550/650 / BCB: Algorithms / S. McWeeney / 4.0 / M/W / Bioinformatics track
BMI 559/659 / Computational Genetics / S. McWeeney / 3.0 / Tues/Thu / Bioinformatics track or consent of instructor
BMI 565/665 / Bioinformatics Programming & Scripting / M. Mooney / 3.0 / Tues/Thu / Bioinformatics track or consent of instructor. Prereq: Introductory computer programming class.
BMI 570/670 * / Scientific Writing for Informatics
Students / K. Pyle / 3.0 / Online / Limited to 16 students. Instructor signature required. Preference given to master’s and PhD students. Prereq for BMI 503,
BMI 581.
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 582 * / Managing Information Governance / J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
BMI 588 * /

Managing Professional Practice and Practicum

/ J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone: Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract. Signature required.
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654. Signature required.
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Signature required.
HIP 511 / Clinical Research Design I / HIP staff / 2.0 / Wed
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / B. Park / 4.0 / Tue/Thu
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / PHPM staff / 4.0 / Online
BSTA 511/611 / Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Applied Biostatistics / M. Lasarev / 4.0 / Mon/Wed
15 / Winter / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x/60x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 507/607 * / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 513 / Electronic Health Record Lab / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: BMI 512. Limited to 10 students
BMI 517/617 / Organizational Behavior and Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 520/620 / Consumer Health Informatics / TBD / 3.0 / Online
BMI 538/638 / Medical Decision Making / K. Eden / 3.0 / Online / Ability to complete basic algebra problemsand knowledge of probability are necessary for this course. If you have questions, please email the instructor, Karen Eden, .
BMI 544/644 * / Databases / J. Logan / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 recommended
BMI 544/644 * / Databases / J. Logan / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 recommended
BMI 549/649 / Health Information Privacy and Security / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: None. BMI 540 or prior computer experience recommended. Signature required.
BMI 551/651 / Statistical Methods in
Computational Biology / S. McWeeney / 4.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track. Non-BMI students require instructor’s permission.
BMI 560/660 / Design and Evaluation in Health Informatics / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Prereq: PHPM 524 or BSTA 511, OR consent of instructor
BMI 581 / Capstone Project / Various / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 588 * / Managing Professional Practice and Practicum / J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract, instructor’s signature.
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654. Signature required.
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Signature required.
BSTA 512/612 / Linear Models / T. Nguyen / 4.0 / Mon/Wed
CONJ 663 / Bioregulation / Turker/McCullough / 3.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track individual competency
CONJ 664 / Molecular Cell Biology / Enns/Musil / 3.0 / Mon/Wed/Fri / Bioinformatics track individual competency
HIP 512 / Clinical Research Design II / HIP staff / 2.0 / Wed
15 / Spring / BMI 501/601 * /

Research

/ Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / 501 – requires 50x form
BMI 502/602 * / Independent Study / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies / Requires 50x/60x form
BMI 503 * / Master’s Thesis / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 603 * / Dissertation / Varies / 1.0 / Varies
BMI 505/605 * / Reading & Conference / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Signature required
BMI 507/607 * / Seminar / Varies / 1.0-4.0 / Varies
BMI 509/609 * / Practicum / Varies / 1.0-3.0 / Varies / Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 510/610 * / Introduction to Biomedical
Informatics / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 512/612 * / Clinical Information Systems / V. Mohan / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 514/614 * / Information Retrieval / W. Hersh / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 515/615 * / Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
in Biomedical Informatics / J. Valerius/
M. Haendel / 2.0-3.0 /

Online

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Required course for master’s and PhD (for pre-Summer 2014 matriculates)

BMI 517/617 * / Organizational Behavior and
Management / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Required course for certificate
BMI 518/618 * / Project Management / TBD / 3.0 / Online
BMI 520/620 * / Consumer Health Informatics / S. Woods / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 510
BMI 537/637 / Healthcare Quality / D. Dorr / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Pre-req: None
BMI 542/642 * / Computer Networks / J. Fletcher / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: None but BMI 540 suggested
BMI 546/646 * / Software Engineering / A. Cohen / 3.0 / Wed/Fri / Pre-req: BMI 540 or BMI 565 or consent of instructor
BMI 546/646 * / Software Engineering / A. Cohen / 3.0 / Online / Pre-req: BMI 540 or BMI 565 or consent of instructor
BMI 552/652 / BCB: Research in Bioinformatics / E. Boudreau / 3.0 / Thu / Required in Bioinformatics track.
BMI 553/653 / BCB: Readings in Bioinformatics / S. McWeeney / 1.0 / Tue / Required in Bioinformatics track
BMI 556/656 / Systems Biology / K. Sonmez / 3.0 / Mon, Fri / Even years only. Instructor’s signature required.
BMI 558/658 / Biological Modeling & Simulation / A. Baratt / 3.0 / Mon, Wed. / Elective in Bioinformatics track
BMI 562/662 / Quantitative Research Methods / A. Totten/J. Eastman / 3.0 / TBD / Prereqs: (PHPM 524 or BSTA 511 and 512), BMI 560 and working knowledge of Excel; OR consent of instructor
BMI 563/663 / Computational Medicine / K. Sonmez / 3.0 / Mon, Fri / Odd years only. Bioinformatics and Clinical Informatics tracks.
BMI 570/670* / Scientific Writing for Informatics Students / K. Pyle / 3.0 / Online / Limited to 16 students. Instructor signature required. Preference given to master’s and PhD students. Prereq for BMI 503, 580, 581.
BMI 576/676 / Managing Ethics in Biomedical Informatics / J. Valerius/
M. Haendel / 3.0 / Online / Required for all HIM track students, master’s and PhD students (for Summer 2014 and later matriculates)
BMI 581 * / Capstone Project / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: BMI 570, 30 credits of prior coursework. Signature required.
BMI 584* / Managing Clinical Classification and Reimbursement Systems / M. Stanfill / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate
Prereqs: Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology. Instructor’s signature required.
BMI 588 * /

Managing Professional Practice and Practicum

/ J. Valerius / 3.0 / Online / Required course for HIM certificate. Requires consent of Internship Coordinator
BMI 590 / Capstone:Internship / Varies / 1.0-6.0 / Varies / Prereq: approval of Internship Coordinator
BMI 654 * / Mentored Teaching Prep / Varies / 1.0 / Varies / Requires contract. Signature required.
BMI 655 * / Mentored Teaching / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Pre-req: BMI 654. Signature required.
BMI 657 * / Doctoral Symposium / Varies / 3.0 / Varies / Signature required.
BSTA 513/613 / Categorical Data Analysis / Fu / 4.0 / Mon/Wed
CONJ 665 / Development, Differentiation and Cancer / Wehrli/Kulesz-Martin / 3.0 / Tue/Thu / Bioinformatics track individual competency
HIP 513 / Clinical Research Design III / HIP staff / 2.0 / Wed
PHPM 524 / Intro to Biostatistics / PHPM Staff / 4.0 / Online
15 / Summer / BMI 501/601 * /

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