him5ihb principle of health info b
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATICS B
HIM5IHB
2016
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
Prerequisites HIM4IHA
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Use national health data standards and models
- Activities:
- Access database assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Manipulate health data in spreadsheets
- Activities:
- Practice working with spreadsheets in labs
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Construct, enter data, and build queries and reports in current database (i.e. Microsoft Access)
- Activities:
- Access database assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Know basic database design principles
- Activities:
- Database assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Use state-wide, Department of Health morbidity datasets: eg Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED); Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS); Victorian Emergency Minimum Database (VEMD); and Patient Reporting System Version 2 (PRS2)
- Activities:
- Database assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
06. Identify significant institutions, companies and stakeholders (and their products) in the information technology industry in health
- Activities:
- Lectures
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDennis Wollersheim
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours laboratory class 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1500 word database assignment | 30 | 01, 03, 04, 05, 06 | |
| One 2-hour written examination | 50 | 03, 04, 05, 06 | |
| One 1000 word database assignment | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |