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Course Handbook
MSc Health Informatics
Incorporating the target and/or exit awards of
Certificate Health Informatics
Postgraduate Certificate Health Informatics
Postgraduate Diploma Health informatics
Course Leader: John Howard
School of Sport and Health Sciences
Other relevant documents are available in Student Common Room of eLearn
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Contents
1 Welcome to the Course 2 Structure of the Course 3 Approaches to teaching and learning 4 Student Support 5 Assessment 6 Classification of Awards 7 Student Feedback 8 Appendices 8.1 Programme Specification(s)
1.1 Rationale, aims and learning outcomes of the course The course aims to enable students to capture, and critically evaluate the use of, information within a Health and social care context.
The objectives
Through the course, we will seek
- To enable you to develop your knowledge of the role of information, information management and information technology within health and social care, through the provision of intellectually stimulating modules which develop and apply relevant concepts and theories to practice.
- To equip you to critically analyse the role of information within your own organisations and work and to apply your theoretical knowledge to evaluate practice and to bring about appropriate innovation and improvement in patient care
- To enable you to develop and practice a range of skills appropriate to clinical and management roles and to develop your ability to communicate with information specialists within their organisations
- To enable you to develop and practice a range of information and research skills to enable you to initiate and carry out research leading to improvements in your own professional practice and in the quality of patient care.
- To enable you to develop in-depth critical knowledge of current issues in health informatics and problem-solving strategies based upon critical evaluation of these issues and their relevance to the local environment.
- To provide a learning experience which uses the diverse range of student experience and enables the integration of theory and practice.
- To enable you to develop your personal and professional interest in the use of information and information technology.
Course learning outcomes
- By the end of your studies, you should be able to:
A1. Understand the role of information, information management and technology within health and social care
A2. Appreciate the political and professional context of health and social care
A3. Apply knowledge of the role of IM&T within health and social care and the related strategy documents, including coding, and information governance, and other specialised areas as determined by specific module choices
A4. Display an appreciation of quantitative and qualitative research methods
B1 Apply advanced IT skills including data modelling
B2 Understand the need for, and the correct application of the coding of health information
B3. Develop an information strategy. To be able to carry out a systematic review and construct guidelines from systematic reviews by accessing the suitable resources
B4. Apply advanced IT skills in other specialised areas as determined by specific module choices
C1. Evaluate computer concepts for the health or social care professional
C2. Apply the scientific paradigm and process in the construction of logical arguments and providing evidence for conclusions
C3. Evaluate health and social care research and data relating to it,and use this skill to prepare health and social research proposals.
C4. Relate health informatics and quality assurance to the broader literature
C5. Evaluate reviews, protocols and guidelines
C6. Evaluate new technologies
D1. Utilise enhanced IT skills: word processing, electronic searching
D2. Carry out research from a wide range of paper and electronic sources.
D3. Apply communication skills in a variety of media and formats e.g. presentation skills, report writing
D4. Demonstrate the ability to work in a team or independently.
D5. Manage projects and their own time
1.2 Course Team The staff may be contacted by Email or phone. In the event of difficulties experienced in
making contact, then please contact the School Office and ask them to make an appointment for either a face-to-face meeting or a telephone conference.
Subject Leader: Beverley Ellis bsellis@uclan.ac.uk 01772 892786
Course Leader: John Howard jhoward1@uclan.ac.uk
Admissions Tutor: John Howard jhoward1@uclan.ac.uk
HI4000 Tutor: James Hill JEHill1@uclan.ac.uk
HI4001 Tutor: John Howard jhoward1@uclan.ac.uk
HI4002 Tutor: Jane Fitzgerald jfitzgerald@uclan.ac.uk
HI4003 Tutor: Paul Reid pjreid1@uclan.ac.uk 01772 893411
John’s research interests include open systems data models and training needs analysis. He was the main researcher on the development of the EQQMM, the maturity model developed
to analyse and improve equal opportunities policies and on the TNAMM training needs analysis tool. He has worked for the Czech Government helping to introduce a system of
Clinical Coding into the Czech Health System.
Qualifications
1979 BSc Physiology / Zoology University of Sheffield 1983 RSCN Salford School of Nursing
1983 RGN Salford School of Nursing
1990 Cert Ed Bolton Institute of HE 1987 ENB 405 Liverpool
Jane Fitzgerald:
Following 20 years in specialist mental health service development and management, and
the foundation of a mental health advocacy not-for-profit organisation, Jane completed the MSc in Health Informatics in 2008 and joined UCLan in 2009 as a Research Assistant in the
stroke research unit ; in 2013 she became Senior Trials Assistant in the newly-formed Clinical Trials Unit and, since June 2018, is now a Lecturer in Health Informatics.
James Hill:
James is a registered physiotherapist with previous practice experience within exercise
referral schemes. He has two honours degrees; one in Sports Science and one in
Physiotherapy. He has an MSc in Health Informatics and is a senior research fellow within the evidence synthesis team. His current work is around optimising systematic review
processes using data mining techniques.
Paul Reid:
Paul has research and teaching interests in substance misuse, qualitative methodology, homelessness, health communication and the internationalisation of Higher Education.
Paul’s main teaching and research area is substance misuse. He has carried out studies on public health aspects of both legal and illegal drug use; focusing most recently on brief
interventions and alcohol. He also has a strong research interest in homelessness and health. Paul’s PhD focused on social psychology and homelessness. He has recently
developed an interest in teaching and learning with respect to internationalisation after
several years’ experience of running an MSc with students from a diverse range of countries and cultures. Paul completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Internationalisation of HE at the
University of Northampton in 2011.
Paul enjoys teaching across the range of academic levels; from access courses to PhD
supervision. He always adopts a facilitative approach to teaching, encouraging debate and discussion as he believes these to be the foundation of effective learning. He teaches
modules on drugs and health, research methods, health communication, health psychology and mental health.
1.4 Academic Advisor You will be assigned an Academic Advisor who will provide additional academic advice and support during the year. They will be the first point of call for many of the questions that you might have during the year. Your Academic Advisor will be able to help you with personal development, providing insight and direction to enable you to realise your potential.
1.5 Administration details Campus Admin Services provides academic administration support for students and staff and are located in the following hub which is open from 8.45am until 5.15pm
Monday to Thursday and until 4.00pm on Fridays. The hub can provide general assistance and advice regarding specific processes such as extenuating circumstances, extensions and
appeals.
Brook Building Community, Health and Midwifery
Nursing Health Sciences
Social Work, Care and Community telephone: 01772 891992/
email: BrookHub@uclan.ac.uk
1.6 Communication The University expects you to use your UCLan email address and check regularly for messages from staff. If you send us email messages from other addresses, they risk being filtered out as potential spam and discarded unread. We encourage you to contact your tutors by email as we are not always at our desks and we aim to respond to emails as a priority
In addition, there is a daily online support facility from Monday to Friday 10-2 and 3 evenings a week where you can chat with your tutors.
1.7 External Examiner The University has appointed an External Examiner to your course who helps to ensure that the standards of your course are comparable to those provided at other higher education institutions in the UK. The name of this person, their position and home institution can be found below. If you wish to contact your External Examiner, you should do this through your Course Leader and not directly. External Examiner reports will be made available to you electronically. The School will also send a sample of student coursework to the external examiner(s) for external moderation purposes, once it has been marked and internally moderated by the course tutors. The sample will include work awarded the highest and lowest marks and awarded marks in the middle range.
Our external examiner is
Carol Bond Professor of Learning and Teaching in Health Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing University of Wolverhampton
The research and development life cycle Identifying a research question Literature Review Randomised Controlled Trials Surveys and questionnaire design Sampling, validity and bias How to write a research proposal Writing up your research
HI4003: Qualitative research methods for Health and Social Care Overview of qualitative methods in research A systematic approach to qualitative research Design of a qualitative research study Ethnography and grounded theory Interview techniques Open ended questionnaires Focus groups A combined approach Ethics of Health Research Evidence from research
Optional Modules are:
HI4004: Informatics for Health and Social Care Historical evolution The Electronic Care Record The importance of coding Delivering 21st Century IT implementation plan Integrated Care Records Barriers to “joined up care” Developing capability and capacity Information for clinical governance Empowering patients
HI4006: Information & communication technology for Health and Social Care Electronic health records (1) - databases Electronic health records (2) - Practical Implementation National Networks: Theory and standards National Networks: Security and confidentiality Clinical coding - Read and SNOMED HL7 and DICOM The World Wide Web (WWW) The Internet - standards Telemedicine and telecare The implications of ECRs for clinical practice
HI4007: Quality Assurance for Health and Social Care Introduction to Quality assurance Quality Management Systems Maturity models Historical QA practice in health care Clinical Audit Scandals litigation and behaviours Scandals: an international comparison Clinical governance: a process view
Clinical governance: an education-based view Clinical Governance: what kind of quality does it represent?
HI4009: Information Governance and Digital Security for Health and Social Care The imperative of good Information Governance
History and impact of Information Governance
Data Regulations – Legal Framework for Health and Social Care
Information Governance in the digital world – the nature of cyber risks, risk management
Human factors in information integrity and security – ethics, challenges and practicalities
Data processes in a healthcare environment – mapping impact and mitigating risk
Sharing data – challenges across multiple interfaces for multiple reasons
Ensuring compliance with Information Governance policies and procedures – application to practice
NHS Governance – national and local perspectives
Information Governance for the future – the strategic vision and making it fit for purpose
HI4010: Knowledge Based Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care
Leadership and Management The Management of Knowledge Using Knowledge to Deliver Sustainable Service Improvement Using Knowledge to Support Decision Making Using Knowledge to Make Decisions About Resources Techniques to Manage Risks Managing Knowledge for Commissioning Knowledge-based Performance Management Origins and Concepts of Governance Knowledge-based Management for health and social care
HI4990: Dissertation Triple value Dissertation Module on negotiated topic
2.3 Course requirements
The course is designed to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of students, coming from a range of backgrounds including clinical practice, clinical governance, IM&T and R&D.
As far a possible the course is designed to allow flexibility between the different routes. This section illustrates the different routes and the modules required to achieve each exit award.
The qualifications available are summarised in Table 1, and the modules making up the scheme are shown in Table 2. The tables are colour coded: postgraduate certificate
Table 2 Module List
Code Title Modules Value
Status
HI4000 Postgraduate and Professional Study skills
1 Compulsory for PGCert, PGDip and MSc
HI4001 Information and IT concepts for health and social care
1 Compulsory for Uni Cert, PGCert, PGDip and MSc
HI4004 Informatics for health and social care
1 Normally taken by all students (except Uni Cert)
HI4002 Quantitative methodology for health and social research
1 Compulsory for PgDip and MSc
HI4003 Qualitative research methods for health and social research
1 Compulsory for PgDip and MSc
HI4010 Knowledge-based management and leadership in Health and Social Care
1 Option for PgDip and MSc
HI4006 Information & communication technology for health and social care
1 Option for PgDip and MSc
HI4007 Quality assurance for health and social care
1 Option for PgDip and MSc
HI4009 Information Governance and Digital Security for Health and Social Care
1 Option for PgDip and MSc
HI4990 Dissertation (triple module)
(HI4990 for students already enrolled on dissertation)
3 Compulsory for MSc
Note: The availability of options depends on student demand and staff resources. However, at present all modules are available in all semesters, except HI4000 which runs over two semesters.
Year 1 students who start in September will work on:
HI4001 in Semester 1, completing by December HI4000 in Semesters 1 and 2 completing by the end of the Semester 2* HI4004 in Semester 2 completing by the end of the Semester 2*
*This is a rather moveable feast due to the variability of Easter, but normally coincides roughly with Easter.
For students starting in January:
Year 1 students will normally work on:
HI4004 in Semester 2 completing by the end of the Semester 2* HI4000 in Semester 2 and 3
HI4001 in Semester 1 of the following academic year, completing by December
Informatics Course outline Timetable
Semester 1 Semester 2 Year 1
PG Cert
HI4001 HI
or HI or HI or HI or HI HI4000 Semester 1 or 2 or 3 Year 2
PGDip.
HI
or HI or HI or HI or HI or HI
HI
or HI or HI or HI or HI or HI
HI4010 or or HI or HI or HI or HI or HI
Year 3
MSc
HI
To gain a University Certificate in Health Informatics, you need to complete modules HI4001.
To gain a Post Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, you need to complete three modules: HI4000, HI4001 and either HI4002 or HI4003 or HI4004.
To gain a Post Graduate Diploma Health Informatics you need a total of six modules. After completing your Postgraduate Certificates, you will need to undertake the modules from HI4001, HI4002 and HI4003 not completed at postgraduate certificate stage, and optional modules from HI4004, HI4010, HI4006, HI4007, and HI4009 to complete a total of six.
To gain an MSc Health Informatics , you must first meet the requirements for a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics. To the six existing modules, students may add the triple module dissertation HI4990 in which students undertake an in-depth study of an area
grade of 50% will be considered a failure in the module. Reassessment will be offered on the following basis:
- Grades <50% will lead to an automatic recommendation for reassessment on a first referral.
- Reassessed modules will be graded at a maximum grade 50%. Reassessment will be allowed on one occasion only following an initial failure and must take place within the maximum duration of the course.
- Students must reach a grade of 50% or above to receive the award. A Distinction will be awarded if the grade is 70% or above. A Merit will be awarded if the grade is 60% or above.
- All assessment is subject to the University's Academic Regulations
- Students must pass both summative assessments (Assignments 2 and 4) within each module.
Regulations for University Certificate Health Informatics
- Students will be required to complete HI
- The course module will be assessed using percentage grades. The achievement of a grade of 50% or above will be considered a pass for the module. Failure to achieve a grade of 50% will be considered a failure in the module. Reassessment will be offered on the following basis:
- Grades <50% will lead to an automatic recommendation for reassessment only on a first referral.
- A reassessed module will be graded at a maximum grade 50%. Reassessment will be allowed on one occasion only following an initial failure and must take place within the maximum duration of the course.
- Students must reach a grade of 50% or above to receive the award.
- All assessment is subject to the University's Academic Regulations
- Students must pass both summative assignments (Assignment 2 and 4) within the module.
Course specific regulations
These regulations are in addition to all other applicable regulations, including University regulations, School regulations and regulations covering specific awards. They apply to all students studying health informatics modules in distance learning mode, whether studying for an informatics exit award or not:
- No student may be enrolled for more than 2 modules in any one semester
- All students are required to demonstrate to the Course team that they have access to resources adequate to take full advantage of the course materials and facilities.
- Students will be required to submit any presentations for assessment as a PowerPoint presentation including a full script as notes for the presentation
2.4 Module Registration Options
Discussions about your progression through the course normally take place in February each year for September starts. It is an opportunity for you to make plans for your study over
the next academic year. The course team will tell you about the various modules /
combinations available and you will both agree on the most appropriate (and legal) course of study for you.
2.5 Study Time
2.5.1 Weekly timetable Study is undertaken through following the online material in the module space in eLearn.
Online support is available, either directly through a link in each module space or via the Student Common Room space in eLearn
Online support is typically moderated 10-2 Monday to Friday and 7-8pm Monday, Thursday and Sunday evenings.
2.5.2 Expected hours of study Time management
Time management is crucial to coping with a job and studying on a course like this. Each week, we expect you to put in 6 to 9 hours per module with the exception of HI4000, which runs year long, so we expect about half of that time commitment for this module.
The modules run over the year in distance learning mode during standard University semesters.
We believe that interaction with students is essential, as is contact between students. Electronic communication will be encouraged possible.
Studying using distance learning
Teaching and learning materials supplied via ELearn support each module. This will navigate you through the module. 10 teaching and learning units support each module. Before starting each module there is a familiarisation and pre-reading week. Before the major assignment is due in, a week is allowed for concentration on this. Finally each module is completed by an evaluation and feedback week that allows you to feed back to the course team on the module and the team to feedback to you on your learning.
Many of the smaller assignments take the form of a presentation; you will be required to submit any presentations for assessment as a PowerPoint presentation including a full script as notes for the presentation.
ELearn
We shall be using ELearn to provide access to course materials, improve staff to student communication, and to enable student-to-student discussion.
To gain access to ELearn, you must be registered with LIS, the Library and Information Services. If you have your Uclan user ID and password, so are reading this, you have already done so.
General help on the Blackboard system, which is the generic name for eLearn, is available here: http://help.blackboard.com/student/index.htm
3.3.2 Electronic Resources
All of the resources you need will be available through eLearn
3.4 Personal development planning All students undertaking this programme are required to be working in a health or social care
setting. The school offers a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and knowledge. Full details are available on the Uclan website.
3.5 Preparing for your career Your future is important to us, so to make sure that you achieve your full potential whilst at university and beyond, your course is designed with employability learning integrated into it. This is not extra to your qualification, but an important part of it which will help you to show future employers just how valuable your degree is. These “Employability Essentials” take you on a journey of development that will help you to write your own personal story of your time at university:
- To begin with, you will explore your identity, your likes and dislikes, the things that are important to you and what you want to get out of life.
- Later, you will investigate a range of options including jobs and work experience, postgraduate study and self- employment,
- You will then be ready to learn how to successfully tackle the recruitment process.
It’s your future: take charge of it!
Careers support available at: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/careeredge
You can book a one to one appointment with a qualified Careers Adviser via CareerEDGE, where you can talk face to face, by telephone or skype. Typical questions your Careers
Adviser can help with are “I’m not sure what I want to do in the future”, “What are the options with my degree”, “Where do I start when I am looking for a part-time job, placement or
graduate role?”
Get started early with exploring possible routes available to you in the future by:
•Taking your ‘Career pulse’ in CareerEDGE to assess your starting point
•Visiting your ‘Careers School Pages’ from the Student Portal
Who comes on the course? Profiles of potential students Postgraduate Certificate Health Informatics
GP
Experience 3 years full time GP. Employment Currently responsible for practice computerised patient record system Qualifications Standard clinical qualifications: no IT or computer qualifications Mode of Study Up to 9 hours per week over two consecutive semesters. Award Postgraduate Certificate in Health Informatics. Progression Student to enrol for three further modules if time pressure permits
Postgraduate Diploma Health Informatics
Practice Manager
Experience 4 years practice manager. Employment Responsible for management of GP practice with 6 partners Qualifications BSc Business Studies Mode of Study Up to 9 hours per week over two consecutive years. Award Postgraduate Diploma in Health Informatics. Progression Will undertake project leading to MSc
Master of Science Health Informatics
Information Management team leader
Experience 5 years with management responsibility Employment Information Management team leader Qualifications Honours degree Mode of Study Up to 9 hours per week over two consecutive years, plus a further 6 to 8 months of guided study to complete dissertation Award MSc in Health Informatics. Progression Evaluation of Trust strategy to provide basis of project.
Suggested option choices to MSc award The following table shows several suggested routes through the course for people from different backgrounds.
All students normally undertake HI4000, HI4001, HI4002, HI4003, and HI4004. To complete their PGDiploma, the following options are suggested:
Role Suggested option choice Primary care clinician HI Secondary care clinician HI Clinical governance staff HI
IM&T Professional HI Trust Management HI
In all cases, the MSc is completed by undertaking the HI4990 dissertation module.
