HIM 413
Principles of Management in Health Information System
2 Unit(s) (LH 30)
Course Description
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. explain the nature of management and field of management;
2. debate the function of management, managing purpose and direction;
3. describe management theories and system theories;
4. describe human relation theory and contingency theories;
5. describe the foundation of organising, organisation and job design;
6. explain the human resources management;
7. describe change management and innovations;
8. describe the concept group and team work;
9. discuss job motivation, job satisfaction of employees, leadership communication and
interpersonal skills; and
10. elucidate the dimension of control systems, graduating performance, organisational
effectiveness and stress management.
Course Outline
The nature of management, the health information managers and management, the field of
management, the functions of management, managing purpose and direction. Management
theories; the classical, the behavioral school, the system theory, the human relations theory and
the contingency theory. Foundation of organising, organisation and job design, human resources
management, managing change and innovations, foundation of behavior, understanding group
and team work, job motivation and job satisfaction of employees, leadership communication and
interpersonal skills. Dimension of control systems, graduating performance, organisational
effectiveness and managing stress.