PHIS 680 - Public Health Informatics Cap

3 Credits (Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): PHIS 556 and PHIS 600. The capstone provides an opportunity for the student to synthesize, integrate, and apply the practical skills, knowledge, and training acquired through the program. Students are engaged in real-world projects for solving real-world problems that involve the application of public health informatics and associated issues. A semester long project is required using informatics tools for supporting public health functions and addressing related issues. Whenever possible and applicable students are placed on sites independently or in a team to acquire practical experience. The capstone effort is jointly supervised by a faculty member and/or a manager at the site.