Discuss relevant professional experience and relate that experience to appropriate course materials. Comment on what you learned, and what you might do differently.

All posts must reflect critical thought expected at the graduate level.
◾All posts must draw from relevant course readings that demonstrate that you read and understand the material.
◾All posts must provide proper reference citations.
◾Draw from additional relevant research (be sure to provide proper reference citations).
◾Use relevant, credible sources expected at the graduate level. That is, use the textbook, other course readings and top-tier research journals. ◾Describe interesting ideas from the readings and explaining new insights.
◾Discuss relevant professional experience and relate that experience to appropriate course materials. Comment on what you learned, and what you might do differently.
◾Comment on what you have learned from other’s postings.
◾Offer a different perspective about an idea that is being discussed.
◾Do not use attachments – post your responses in the body of the message.
◾Do not drift too far from the original subject.
◾In general, posing a simple follow-up question is not substantive.
◾The expected length of all follow-up posts is a minimum of 4-5 robust sentences (i.e., salutatory, laudatory and other conversational sentences, do not count towards this minimum)
◾Posts not meeting the above criteria will not be counted as substantive.

High-Quality Sources:
◾Support ideas by drawing from (and citing) “good” sources; i.e., recent, relevant, credible materials. ◾The selection of references should represent the best available references on the topic.
◾Avoid using information posted on websites – visit http://library.ucsc.edu/help/research/evaluate-content-from-the-web for information on evaluating websites.
◾Do not use sources like Wikipedia and Answers.com – these may provide good background information; but these are not scholarly. Some other unacceptable sources include: cliffsnotes.com, managementhelp.org, managementstudyguide.com, mindtools.com, smallbusiness.chron.com, vectorstudy.com, and so on. If in doubt, ask.
◾At the graduate level, it is not acceptable to use the popular press (magazines like Newsweek and Time), nor trade journals (an example would be Modern Healthcare).
◾Instead of performing an internet search (using Google or other similar search engines) to find something to support ideas, take advantage of the university’s online library.
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals, Ch. 2
Hebda, T., & Czar, P. (2013). Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

Running an IT department has changed significantly over the past few years. What are some of the key roles that are crucial to fill to ensure that the IT department runs effectively and efficiently.