New Students: Get Started on your Required Coursework for the Fall!
Several required coursework assignments for your first course, ‘Preparing for Online Study’, are already accessible on LinkedIn Learning!
Log in to your free FIU LinkedIn Learning account to access the five required assignments linked below. Download and save each completion certificate for submission during classes.
- Time Management Tips – by David Crenshaw
- Improve your Teamwork Skills – Learning Path Certificate
- Learning Excel 2016 by David Rivers
- PivotTables for Beginners by Dave Ludwig
- Business Writing Principles by Judy Steiner Williams
The following are areas of knowledge and skills that serve as a critical foundation for success in the Master of Science in Health Informatics program. Reinforce your foundation in these areas before starting the program.
Useful Resources for Online Students
Improve time management skills. Take advantage of useful tools like Trello, GTD, and Outlook.
- View tips on handling the dynamics of online learning.
- Learn how to use virtual team platforms like MS Teams, Slack, Basecamp, and Zoom.
- Explore time management tools like Trello, GTD, and Outlook.
- View the full capabilities of Zoom.
- Gain several tips on making professional webinar presentations.
- Familiarize yourself with FIU’s Academic Integrity Code.
- View useful tips on preventing plagiarism.
Faculty-Recommended Resources
We encourage you to review the recommended resources below, to help strengthen your skillsets and specific knowledge areas, that you will apply during the program.
| Foundation Area (level of knowledge recommended) | Example Resources |
|---|---|
| Health IT Overview (intermediate level) | View information about Health IT basics here Become familiar with Health IT terminology |
| Academic Writing (advanced level) | Review basic principles of college-level writing and visit FIU Center for Excellence in Writing Reference tool for reports, citations, reference lists Become familiar with Microsoft Word plugin tools such as Grammarly |
| Library Skills | View FIU’s Library Guide Visit the health sciences databases |
| Statistics (basic level) | General Statistics Concepts Statistics Foundations: The Basics Statistics Playlist from Khan Academy |
| SQL (basic level) | Take the SQL course here |
| Microsoft Excel (intermediate level) | Assess your Excel level here |
| Microsoft Access (basic level) | Take the Access course here |
| Microsoft PowerPoint (intermediate level) | View learning resources here See Powerpoint help resources for functions such as; how to create professional PPTS that are not just bullet lists, voice over Powerpoint, and use of the design ideas function. |
| Microsoft Word (intermediate level) | View learning resources here See Word help resources for functions such as; setting up tables, using style guides, and creating a table of contents. |
| Six Sigma Green Belt | Collecting VOC (voice of the customer) |
Join the Health Informatics Community
Becoming a part of the Health Informatics community is a key part of your health informatics learning experience. We encourage you to immerse yourself in networking, professional education, and career advancement opportunities offered through the community even before you begin your academic journey.
- Join the leading Heath IT associations.
- Build your presence on LinkedIn.
- Join the FIU Master of Science in Health Informatics Analytics Program Community for articles, news, events, and other information.
- Join other industry related LinkedIn Groups and begin growing your network such as:
- Official Group of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- Healthcare Informatics Knowledge Network Group (for professionals interested in sharing best practices of healthcare informatics)
- Reference healthcare and informatics publications/journals such as:
- Participate in industry related events. Click here for a full list of events our faculty/recruiters will attend.