Required Textbook (s)

Title: Legal and Ethical Issues For Health Professionals

Author: George D. Pozgar

ISBN: 978-1-284-03679-4

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

eBook or Physical text:

Title: Contemporary Issues In Healthcare Law & Ethics

Author: Dean M. Harris

ISBN: 978-1-56793-637-7

Publisher: Health Administration Press

The Heart: A Novel

Author: Maylis De Kerangal

ISBN:978-0-374-24090-5

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Optional :

The Elements of Style

Author: Strunk & White

ISBN:13: 978-0-205-30902-3

Publisher: Macmillan

Minimum Technology Requirements

Software and Hardware Requirements

You should have a PC, Pentium or greater processor (2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7) or, Macintosh Power PC G3 Processor or greater. You should also have a reliable high-speed connection to the Internet (DSL, Cable Modem), reliable printer, speakers or headphones. A webcam and a microphone is needed for the synchronous sessions.

Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7
Mac OS 10.2 (minimum)

In general your computer should have one of the following internet browsers:

Internet Explorer 6.0 (minimum)
Firefox (Mozilla) 1.5 (minimum)
Google Chrome 8.0 (minimum)

We strongly recommend using a high-speed (broadband) connection to access Canvas. (While dial-up access may work, users may experience problems if their network connection drops or becomes unavailable during assessments or other types of learning experiences).

Although not all courses use the same software, we recommend that you have the following applications:

Microsoft Office Suite Software (Available through Barry University)
Free Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files (http://get.adobe.com/reader (Links to an external site.))
Free Adobe Flash Player for viewing flash videos (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer (Links to an external site.))
Free Apple QuickTime for viewing QuickTime videos (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download (Links to an external site.))
Free Windows Media Player for viewing videos (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-media-player (Links to an external site.))

Mobile Devices:

Apple devices running iOS 4 or 5; compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 4 S, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch (3rd or 4th generation recommended)
Android™ devices running Android 2.2 or later with Adobe AIR® 2.7 or later for Android; compatible with HTC EVO 4G, HTC Flyer, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Xoom, and Samsung Galaxy Tab (7-inch) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry® Tablet OS (QNX) 1.0.6 or later with AIR 2.7 or later for BlackBerry; compatible with BlackBerry PlayBook