COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL INFORMATICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIF 5006 MEDICAL INFORMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Informatics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OĞUZ DICLE

Offered to

Biophysics
Medical Informatics

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed that students learn the basic concepts and methods related to medical informatics and the nature of the medical informatics research area. Also it is expected to draw the attention of the student's research questions and difficulties encountered research procedure in the field.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   define basic concepts of medical informatics
2   reach the information sources in the field.
3   analyze different type of medical data in computer environment .
4   design research project in the field.
5   discuss research outcomes in the field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Medical Informatics
2 Online information resources in the field
3 Evidence-based medicine
4 Clinical guidelines
5 Electronic health record
6 Evaluation
7 Mid-term exam
8 Clinical decision support systems
9 Public health Informatics
10 Literature review and discussion of research areas in the field
11 Literature review and discussion of research areas in the field
12 Literature review and discussion of research areas in the field
13 Evaluation of course project
14 Review
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Robert E. Hoyt, Ann Yoshihashi. Medical Informatics: Practical Guide for the Healthcare Professional, Fourth Edition.
2. Shortliffe EH, Cimino JJ eds. Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine (3rd edition). New York: Springer, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Problem solving, design and application, presentation/lecturing and interactive discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks, Performance, Mid-term and Final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. Students are expected to attend all lecture and recitation hours. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University, The Institute of Health Science, Department of Medical Informatics
e-mail: oguz.dicle@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 412 59 01

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 17 17
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 24 24
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 5 5
Midterm 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.35555
LO.455555
LO.5555

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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