Health Informatics ConceptsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student knows the concepts used by different organizations in defining the field of health informatics. The student recognizes health informatics as a field of study and as different actions. The student views health informatics from the user and societal perspectives, and recognizes his or her own role as an actor in this field. The student knows and understands the main methods, applications and systems of health informatics.

Content

Definitions and concepts of health informatics.
Development of health informatics on the boundary of healthcare and social services.
Human being, client, the ethical concept of a human being in health informatics.
The main methods, applications and systems of health informatics.
Health informatics in Finland and internationally.

Qualifications

No prerequisite studies.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognize the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students’ actions follow the given rules and instructions, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyze the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as justify their choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They analyze the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act according to the rules and instructions given in their operating environment, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act flexibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyze and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics in varied situations, and their functioning enhances group activities.