Postgraduate Course: Healthcare systems development and evaluation (HEIN11033)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course provides both the knowledge and skills to allow graduates to undertake the role of domain experts liaising between end users and IT developers to manage both the development and evaluation of Healthcare Information Systems. A historical perspective is used in examining both the national and international research literature in this area, focusing on important factors affecting system success/failure along with the various techniques employed. On completion of the course, by way of assessment, the students will have developed, and critically evaluated an evaluation plan for a local healthcare (preferably clinical) system
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 30, Summative Assessment Hours 40, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 30 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Summative work will be approximately 3000 words in total and be approved by the Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Course Leader. Combined with formative assessments, it may incorporate one or more of the following: &· Essay style analysis or commentary &· Scenario analysis &· Critical/Significant incident analysis &· Reflective practice accounts &· Individual presentations &· Multiple Choice Questions &· Other relevant assessments
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Learning Outcomes
a. Discuss and measure the concept of computer anxiety b. Critically evaluate various systems development and evaluation methodologies c. Critically evaluate User Involvement in System development and evaluation d. Demonstrate knowledge of the different types of Healthcare Decision Support Systems (DSS) e. Demonstrate knowledge of the social issues affecting the implementation of Healthcare Decision Support Systems