Postgraduate Course: Health Informatics in Practice II (HEIN11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | To provide advanced opportunities for the application and implementation of health informatics knowledge and skills in a work based context. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
04/08/2014 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 150,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
40 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course assessments relate to the learning outcomes and are largely based on experiential learning. Formative and summative work will also be included and be approved by the
Programme Committee, on the recommendation of the Course Convenor. ePortfolio content and assessments may incorporate one or more of the following:
* Essay style analysis or commentary
* Scenario analysis
* Critical/Significant incident analysis
* Reflective practice accounts
* Individual presentations
* Multiple Choice Questions
* Other relevant assessments |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
a. Critically analyse the theoretical knowledge of health informatics applied to workplace environments
b. Apply health informatics knowledge and understanding to information collection and use in real world health and social care systems
c. Demonstrate understanding of the application of health informatics at an organisational level
d. Examine the business change process in relation to the introduction of informatics in a healthcare setting
e. Critically assess the information needs of a healthcare organisation
f. Understand the planning and implementation of health informatics within a wider organisational context
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course will also be supported using RCSEd's VLE which contains an ePortfolio for students to upload documentary evidence for mentor review. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The student will be expected to spend an appropriate proportion of their weekly 10 hour course load developing content and uploading to their Portfolios. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claudia Pagliari
Tel: (0131 6)50 9464
Email: Claudia.Pagliari@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ashley Stevenson
Tel: 0131 527 3410
Email: a.stevenson@rcsed.ac.uk |
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