Module Descriptors
HEALTH INFORMATICS FOUNDATION DEGREE PROJECT
COIS51067
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Janet Francis
Email: J.Francis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 294
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Health Informatics is a dynamic and quickly changing field of healthcare, recommended texts may therefore need to change to reflect the current situation. A list of recommended texts will therefore be provided in the Module Handbook for each year. Students will also seek out reading material related to their specific project area.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
As appropriate to the project and documented in the Work-based Learning Agreement.
Module Learning Strategies
This is a student centred project, but you can expect regular support from both your academic supervisor and work based mentor. Academic supervision makes up 15 minutes per week (approximately). Additionally, there will be two, 30 minute scheduled formative review sessions. There will also be a midpoint interview which has both formative and summative purpose.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A COURSEWORK weighted at 100%.
Comprising:-
A project proposal weighted at 10% (1000 words) - Learning Outcome 1
Midpoint interview weighted at 10% - Presentation of the research (no more than 10 slides, 10 minutes plus questions) - learning outcomes 2 and 3
Formal Report weighted at 60% (5000 words) - All learning outcomes
Demonstration/Presentation of artefact (20 mins plus questions) weighted at 20% - All learning outcomes
Comprising:-
A project proposal weighted at 10% (1000 words) - Learning Outcome 1
Midpoint interview weighted at 10% - Presentation of the research (no more than 10 slides, 10 minutes plus questions) - learning outcomes 2 and 3
Formal Report weighted at 60% (5000 words) - All learning outcomes
Demonstration/Presentation of artefact (20 mins plus questions) weighted at 20% - All learning outcomes
Module Indicative Content
This module explicitly focuses on significant elements required for the achievement of the STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES:
- Work-ready and employable
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to carry out inquiry-based learning and critical analysis
- Skills of problem solving and creation of opportunities
- Technologically, digitally and information literate
- Able to apply Staffordshire Graduate attributes to a range of life experiences to facilitate life-long learning
The module support material on the VLE will include:
* Report writing, evaluation and reflection.
* Secondary research skills
- Secondary research methods, referencing
- Research Ethics
- Objectivity and subjectivity
- Analysis, Evaluation and reflection
- Reliability of information and Bias
* Primary research
- Primary Research Methods
- Data quality
Students will receive advice on how to prepare for, plan and manage their projects and how to choose a suitable project in the field of Health Informatics etc.
- Work-ready and employable
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to carry out inquiry-based learning and critical analysis
- Skills of problem solving and creation of opportunities
- Technologically, digitally and information literate
- Able to apply Staffordshire Graduate attributes to a range of life experiences to facilitate life-long learning
The module support material on the VLE will include:
* Report writing, evaluation and reflection.
* Secondary research skills
- Secondary research methods, referencing
- Research Ethics
- Objectivity and subjectivity
- Analysis, Evaluation and reflection
- Reliability of information and Bias
* Primary research
- Primary Research Methods
- Data quality
Students will receive advice on how to prepare for, plan and manage their projects and how to choose a suitable project in the field of Health Informatics etc.