Overview
HADM 488: Risk Management and Safety in Health Services is an undergraduate course designed to introduce students to risk management concepts. The course provides a thorough introduction to health-care risk management as it should be practiced in health-care environments. It is appropriate for direct care providers, supervisors and managers, executives, patient representatives, quality managers, patient safety officers, and risk managers.
Evaluation
To receive credit for HADM 488, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the Final Examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 20% |
| Term Paper | 25% |
| Assignment 2 | 20% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (2009) Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, (Student Edition). R. Carroll, (Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing (1987). Ottawa: Dundurn Press.
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.(2006). Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations. (5th ed.) Volumes I, II, III. Roberta Caroll (Ed). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Note: The three-volume, 2006 version of the Risk Management Handbook is available for students to consult through the Athabasca University library.
Students are also recommended to consider the following writing and educational aids: The Memory Jogger II, Healthcare Edition. GOAL/QPC. 1st Edition. 2008. Available at www.goalqpc.com.
Other Materials
All other materials will be accessed online.