POPLHLTH 303 : Health Informatics

Medical and Health Sciences

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Students will explore the development and management of information systems in contemporary New Zealand healthcare services. Health informatics concepts, conceptualised in different healthcare settings, are critically reviewed in terms of their practical application.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 101, 202

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Critically review what constitutes the Electronic Health Record and its implications on the delivery of clinical care (Capability 1.2, 2.1 and 4.1)
  2. Create a health informatics innovation in response to a problem you have identified (Capability 1.1, 2.2 and 3.2)
  3. Evaluate the theory and practice of health informatics principles in specific settings (Capability 1.2, 3.3 and 5.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Essay 30% Individual Coursework
Essay 30% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 40% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Essay
Essay
Final Exam

Learning Resources

There is no prescribed text book. Please refer to the readings list for weekly reading, and find additional reading of interest to you or that could be useful in your assignments. 

Course Contacts

Course Director: Dr Karen Day. k.day@auckland.ac.nz 

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect two one-hour lectures a week, a one-hour tutorial per week, three hours of reading and thinking about the content and four hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation. The reading, thinking and assignment preparation hours may vary depending on assignment/exam deadlines and your familiarity with the topic of the week. 

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

All your course materials are available electronically. We strongly advise you to attend lectures and tutorials in person in order to benefit from discussions. Please do the readings or other recommended exercises before lectures or tutorials to get the most out of them. 

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

All assignments are to be submitted in Canvas and will be marked electronically. All assignments will be checked for academic integrity. 

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Please email Dr Day at k.day@auckland.ac.nz if you need to request an extension for an assignment deadline. 

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

If you have feedback that can result in an immediate change, please contact the class rep, or the course tutor or course director. 
Previous students have indicated that they value in-class discussions. We have built discussions into the agenda for each lecture. Come to the lectures and tutorials prepared for discussions (do the readings before these sessions, and make note of questions you want to ask). 

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 19/12/2019 09:10 a.m.