Module Descriptors
HEALTH INFORMATICS PROJECT (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COIS61069
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 6
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Janet Francis
Email: J.Francis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 12
Independent Study Hours: 588
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
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 Project Handbook for each year. Students will also seek out specific texts appropriate to their specific project.
Module Resources
As appropriate and as agreed in the Work-based learning agreement.
Module Learning Strategies
The VLE will contain some introductory material which students can work through. Once they have a project idea, a suitable supervisor will be allocated.
The time allowed for supervision is the equivalent of 15 minutes per week though this will usually be organised as email/telephone communique with a number of formally scheduled formative reviews (at least 2). There will be a mid-point interview with the second assessor which will have both formative and summative purpose.
The time allowed for supervision is the equivalent of 15 minutes per week though this will usually be organised as email/telephone communique with a number of formally scheduled formative reviews (at least 2). There will be a mid-point interview with the second assessor which will have both formative and summative purpose.
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
This major project requires the student to carry out research into a suitable area, which will lead to the development of a technology and/or or business process artefact.
The module learning materials on the VLE will include detailed documentation relating to:
- Library resources
- Report writing, evaluation and reflection.
- Secondary research skills
o Secondary research methods, referencing
o Research Ethics
o Risk assessment
o Objectivity and subjectivity
o Analysis, Evaluation and reflection
o Reliability of information and Bias
- Primary research
o Primary Research Methods
o Data quality
- 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
This major project requires the student to carry out research into a suitable area, which will lead to the development of a technology and/or or business process artefact.
The module learning materials on the VLE will include detailed documentation relating to:
- Library resources
- Report writing, evaluation and reflection.
- Secondary research skills
o Secondary research methods, referencing
o Research Ethics
o Risk assessment
o Objectivity and subjectivity
o Analysis, Evaluation and reflection
o Reliability of information and Bias
- Primary research
o Primary Research Methods
o Data quality
Module Additional Assessment Details
A COURSEWORK weighted at 100%.
Comprising:
A project proposal with initial literature review and detailed project plan weighted at 25% (circa 3000 words) - Learning Outcome 1
Midpoint interview weighted at 15% - Presentation of the research (10 slides, 20 minutes plus questions) - learning outcomes 2 and 3
Formal Report and presentation weighted at 60% (minimum 9000 words) - Learning Outcomes 4 - 8
Comprising:
A project proposal with initial literature review and detailed project plan weighted at 25% (circa 3000 words) - Learning Outcome 1
Midpoint interview weighted at 15% - Presentation of the research (10 slides, 20 minutes plus questions) - learning outcomes 2 and 3
Formal Report and presentation weighted at 60% (minimum 9000 words) - Learning Outcomes 4 - 8