Construction of curriculum according to a competency-based curriculum framework for the specialty of health information management in higher vocational colleges

Abstract

Nowadays, the graduates of the specialty of health information management from higher vocational colleges lack competitive power in the job market, which reflect the problems of education. Curriculum, developed to enable students to obtain appropriate knowledge and skills in a range of related disciplines, plays the most significant role in education. In order to promote the competency of graduates and help them adapt to the job market's demand, a competency-based curriculum framework is proposed in the paper. Furthermore, the process of curriculum construction in the specialty of health information management based on the proposed curriculum framework will be described in great detail. During the implementation, an investigation study related to positions' requirement is adopted and presented, which help planners to confirm the competencies and orientation of specialty. Considering the competencies as a vital point, a curriculum plan is identified with an introduction to detailed course module. Finally, the characteristics of the presented curriculum are analyzed and discussed.