COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BME3980 | Information Technologies in Medicine | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. GÖKMEN ALTAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The course introduces basic aspects of medical applications of information technology. Some of the main topics of the course includes medical informatics, electronic health records, patient informatics and web services, online medical resources, search engines, mobile technology, evidence based medicine, examples of clinical practice guidelines, patient safety and technology, electronic prescribing, telemedicine, bioinformatics programs, public archiving , e-forms. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Identify available IT applications in medicines and their role in healthcare delivery. II. Describe operating principles of IT in medicine. III. Identify the business, clinical, and educational aspects of IT in medicine. IV. Explain various techniques and technology employed for assessment in medicine. |
Overview of Medical Informatics Electronic Health Records Patient Informatics Online Medical Resources Use of Search Engines Defines mobile technology This lecture takes participants through the steps required for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Patient Monitoring system Review and Exam This lecture provides Disease Registries examples Provides the basics of Patient Safety and Technology. Operation principles of Electronic Prescribing. Defines telemedicine services and current applications. Describes popular bioinformatics programs |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Overview of Medical Informatics | |
2) | Electronic Health Records | |
3) | Patient Informatics | |
4) | Online Medical Resources | |
5) | Use of Search Engines | |
6) | Defines mobile technology | |
7) | This lecture takes participants through the steps required for Clinical Practice Guidelines. | |
8) | Patient Monitoring system | |
9) | Review and Exam | |
10) | This lecture provides Disease Registries examples | |
11) | Provides the basics of Patient Safety and Technology. | |
12) | Operation principles of Electronic Prescribing. | |
13) | Defines telemedicine services and current applications. | |
14) | Describes popular bioinformatics programs |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Wootton, R., Craig, J, Patterson, V, Introduction to Telemedicine (2nd ed.), 2006 |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 42 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 25 |
Total Workload | 124 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |