Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-4016 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL INFORMATICS, 5 cr
Introduction to Medical Informatics

Courses persons responsible
Jari Viik

Lecturers
Jari Viik

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - 30 h/per - - - -
Seminar - 1 h/week - - - -
Online work 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To introduce to applications and methods of information technology and computer science in medicine and health care.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Medical data, information and knowledge.        
2. Analysis, classification and processing of patient-related information.        
3. Medical information systems: health care and clinical information systems, decision support systems.        
4. Safety and security of the information systems. Standardization.       
5. Assessment of medical information systems.        

Requirements for completing the course
Active participation in the lectures and exercises (20%), seminar work and oral presentation (30%), final exam on the Internet (50%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Final exam 50%, seminar work and presentation 30%, assignments 20%.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides Medical Informatics J. Nousiainen     Internetissä. Yes  English 
    Book Handbook of Medical Informatics J.H. van Bemmel, M.A. Musen (ed)       No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-1107 LTT-1107 Biomedical Engineering 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Study material is specified on the course homepage.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • 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 compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • The final exam is made on the Internet.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Assignments 24
    Seminar reports 36
    Information and communication technology 20

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 131

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-4016 replaces the course LTT-4010.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-4010 Introduction to Medical Informatics

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    Last modified 31.05.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen