spring 2016
INF-3795 Advanced telemedicine and e-health systems - 10 ECTS

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April for the autumn semester and 1 October for the spring semester.

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular master's-level course.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements: Higher Education Entrance Requirement + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar education. The Bachelor degree must contain a specialization in Computer Science worth the equivalent of not less than 80 ECTS credits.
Application code: 9371 - Singular courses at master's level

Course content

The course addresses problems related to design, development, implementation, evaluation and integration of advanced telemedicine- and e-health systems, including systems for telementoring, telemedicine, clinical decision support, serious games, and advanced systems using mobile technologies.

Recommended prerequisites

INF-3791 Telemedicine and e-health systems

Objectives of the course

Knowledge
The student has

  • Comprehensive understanding about design, development, implementation, evaluation and outcome of advanced information systems usage in health care, including systems that support clinicians and patients like personal health systems, and sensor-enhanced information systems.
  • Extensive knowledge about lessons learned from telemedicine/telehealth and ehealth services and applications in Norway and California (US).
  • Good understanding of design, development and use of serious games in health.
  • Thorough understanding of mobile technology in health care (mhealth).

Skills
The student can

  • Understand the role of telemedicine in health care service in general, and in specialist health care (in rural areas) in particular.
  • Understand the role and impact of information technology in telemedicine.
  • Understand the impact of the technology on patient empowerment, clinical outcomes, safety and quality of life in rural areas with basic health services only.
  • Understand the design and implementation challenges associated with telemedicine systems.


General competance
The student can

  • Design and develop new telemedicine and ehealth systems and applications.
  • Identify core components of mhealth systems and analyse opportunities and weaknesses of such systems.
  • Design and develop basic serious games for health.
  • Contribute to research and innovation of telemedicine and ehealth systems and applications.
  • Apply knowledge of telemedicine services on new advanced clinical ICT systems.

Language of instruction and examination

The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English and must be answered in English.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 45-60 hours, Colloquium: 0-15 hours, Laboratory guidance: 10-30 hours. 

This course is given every spring semester. 0-8 hours of lectures pr. week. In addition come colloquiums, paper/topic presentations and reading list discussion sessions. In the laboratory part the students work in development teams, specifying, designing and implementing solutions using appropriate methodology in close collaboration and interaction with the teaching assistant and responsible lecturer. The students have to complete up to 4 mandatory teamwork exercises during the course/laboratory work.

Assessment

Work requirements: Up to 5 mandatory exercises / laboratory reports. Oral presentation of the mandatory exercises can be claimed. Presentations and mandatory exercises / laboratory reports graded "Approved" / "Not approved".

The exam includes a written examination of four hours duration, counts 100%. The work requirement must be passed in order to access the exam.

Grading scale: Letter grades A-F.

Re-sit examination:
It will not be given a re-sit exam in the teaching free semester for this course, unless a postponed exam already is arranged (conditional re-sit exam). To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Postponed examination:
Given early in teaching free semester. It will be arranged a 4 hour written exam counting 100%. To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

For further details see:
- Utfyllende bestemmelser for eksamener ved Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi (only in Norwegian)
- Regulations for examinations at the UiT

Recommended reading/syllabus

Syllabus and reading list are available in Fronter or by contacting the responsible teacher or a student adviser. 

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 10
  • Course code: INF-3795
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