NS5332 - Informatics for Health Professionals
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
This subject introduces students to the scope and practice of informatics in healthcare. In the context of the health care system from a global perspective, students will explore information and communication technologies, concepts related to eHealth, and emerging topics such as clinical intelligence as they inform and support health professional practice.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe contemporary trends, issues, policies, and practice in health informatics;
- Discuss the theoretical perspectives that shape health informatics as a discipline;
- Describe socio-technical approaches to analyse complex problems and generate effective and innovative responses in the context of health informatics professional practice;
- Develop practical, ethical solutions that seek to balance stakeholder perspectives;
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate leadership, expert judgement and self-management in health informatics.
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| External, Study Period 84 | |
| Census Date 19-Jul-2018 | |
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| Method of Delivery: | Online - JCU |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The assessments are authentic tasks that demonstrate the learner's understanding of informatics in healthcare in a variety of health contexts. They are clearly linked to weekly topics and build on learning experiences provided. Students will need to be working in a health related area to observe and apply information and communication technologies and related principles. |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.