him5ihb principle of health info b
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATICS B
HIM5IHB
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject the focus is design, management, extraction and integration of health data. Students develop practical skills in developing and maintaining fully relational health databases using national health data standards and models, and use products and report-writing packages applicable to the health field, specifically Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. They are introduced to the theoretical and logical principles of health database and system administration, including data warehousing and linkage, and to metadata for both healthcare client and provider identification. The subject enables students to identify the significant institutions and stakeholders in the health IT industry and introduces them to new directions in health informatics.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDennis Wollersheim
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Evaluate and apply national health data standards and models for data storage design
- Activities:
- Access database assignment
02. Analyse critically and synthesise health data in spreadsheet formats
- Activities:
- Practice working with spreadsheets in labs
03. Design and implement databases, including data entry and building queries and reports
- Activities:
- Database assignment
04. Apply evidence-based database design principles based on contemporary models and frameworks
- Activities:
- Database assignment
05. Identify and evaluate significant institutions, companies and stakeholders (and their products) in the health information technology industry
- Activities:
- Synthesise data reports from aggregated morbidity and healthcare administrative data from government datasets
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Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDennis Wollersheim
Class requirements
Computer LaboratoryWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create a health database - Assignment 1 (1,300-words equivalent) | 30 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| One 2-hour written examination (2,000-words equivalent) | 40 | 03, 04, 05 | |
| Create Health Database Reports - Assignment 2 (1,300-words equivalent) | 30 | 01, 02, 04, 05 |