Minor in Health Informatics, 25 cr

Type of the study module

Intermediate Studies

Contact

Ilkka Korhonen, Alpo Värri

Learning Outcomes

-	The student can list the essential requirements and practices relating to the acquisition and deployment of health information systems.
-	The student has the ability to design and implement health software using user centric design methods.
-	The student is aware of the essential regulatory requirements for safety, security and privacy of health information systems.
-	The student is aware of the most important health informatics standards and is able to apply the most frequently used standards in Finland.
-	The student obtains a general idea of the orgnaisation and the processes of health care, the variety of health information subsystems and how all the parts form the whole health information system.

Prerequisites

It is required that the student has obtained good programming skills from his other studies. The course TLO-11006 Basics of Information and Knowledge Management TITA-1110 Tietojohtamisen perusteet 1 or TLO-11000 Tietojohtamisen perusteet is also recommended. Suitable B.Sc. level background study modules are software development and information management. ( Mandatory )
It is recommended that the student has received a B.Sc. degree with a major or minor in software engineering or information management. ( Advisable )

Content

Compulsory courses

Course	Credit points	Class
SGN-57007 Health Care Processes and Systems	2 cr	IV
SGN-57207 Health Information Systems	3 cr	V
SGN-57407 Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics	3 cr	V
SGN-57606 Health Information Systems Laboratory	5 cr	V
Total	13 cr

Optional Compulsory Courses

Must be selected at least 3 credits of courses

Course	Credit points	Alternativity	Class
TIE-04100 Käyttäjäkokemuksen perusteet	3 cr	1	IV
TIE-41206 Human-Centered Product Development	5 cr	1	IV

1. Select 3 credits. At least one of these courses must be passed. TIE-04100 is recommended to the Finnish students as it is a prerequisite to the other one.

Complementary Courses

The student is allowed to study more than the required minimum of 25 credits of courses. In fact the field of health informatics is so large that this is even recommended.

Should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 25 ETCS

Course	Credit points	Class
ELT-61500 Terveysteknologia	5 cr	IV
ELT-62100 Viranomaisvaatimukset lääkinnällisten laitteiden suunnittelulle ja valmistukselle	3 cr	IV
SGN-41006 Signal Interpretation Methods	4 cr	IV
SGN-43006 Knowledge Mining and Big Data	5 cr	IV
SGN-52606 Processing of Biosignals	5 cr	IV
SGN-54006 Introduction to Neuroinformatics	5 cr	V
SGN-55006 Introduction to Medical Image Processing	5 cr	V
TIE-22200 Tietokantojen suunnittelu	6 cr	IV
TIE-22306 Data-intensive Programming	3 cr	IV
TIE-30101 Tietoturvallisuuden perusteet	2 cr	IV
TIE-30400 Verkon tietoturva	5 cr	V
TIE-30500 Identiteetin ja pääsynhallinta	4 cr	V
TIE-30600 Turvallinen ohjelmointi	3 cr	IV
TIE-31106 Cryptography Engineering	5 cr	IV
TIE-41106 User Interface Design	5 cr	V
TIE-41306 User Experience: Design and Evaluation	5 cr	V
TLO-11000 Tietojohtamisen perusteet	4 cr	IV
TLO-11006 Basics of Information and Knowledge Management	4 cr	IV
TLO-11016 Management Information Systems	4 cr	V
TLO-32200 Tietohallinto ja sen johtaminen	4 cr	V
TLO-35200 Liiketoiminnan ja tietojärjestelmien yhteensovittaminen	4 cr	V
TLO-35236 Information Security Management	4 cr	V
TLO-35246 Software Business	4 cr	V
TLO-35256 Data and Information Management	4 cr	IV

Additional information

This minor is intended particularly to the students majoring in software engineering or information management who already have programming skills before entering this minor. The goal is to educate experts of health informatics to the growing private and public sector. The graduates will find jobs in companies producing health information systems or in health care delivery organisations in infromation system management positions.

Only intended as a minor

Last modified

15.04.2015