PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BME3980	Information Technologies in Medicine	Spring Fall	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Wootton, R., Craig, J, Patterson, V, Introduction to Telemedicine (2nd ed.), 2006
References:

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.