Health Informatics, intermediate studies as elective studies, At least 25 cr

Tampere University

Description
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Description

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.

Contact person: Alpo Värri

Objectives

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.
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 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.

Study module code

AO_SGN-0006

Language of instruction

English

Academic year

2019–2020

Level of study

Intermediate studies

Fields of study

Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction

Persons responsible

Ilkka Korhonen

Hannu Nieminen

Alpo Värri

Prerequisites

Studies that include this module