Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-4056 INTRODUCTION TO TELEMEDICINE, 3 cr
Introduction to Telemedicine

Courses persons responsible
Kari Mäkelä

Lecturers
Kari Mäkelä

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 3 h/week - - -
Exercise - - 1 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To introduce to the techniques and applications of telemedicine.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Concepts and terminology of telemedicine.        
2. Techniques of telemedicine: hardware, standards, hospital information systems, electronic patient record.        
3. Examples of telemedical applications.       

Requirements for completing the course
Active participation in lectures and exercises and final exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides Telemedicine Mäkelä, K.     On the Internet Yes   

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-4016 LTT-4016 Introduction to Medical Informatics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 45 %
    - Distance learning: 5 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 45
    Exercises 9
    Information and communication technology 20

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 77

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-4056 replaces the course LTT-4050.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-4050 Introduction to Telemedicine

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    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen