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Health IT Project (ISYS90079)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Fees | Look up fees |
AIMS
This subject involves in-depth investigation of a significant problem related to Health IT. The subject also provides students with skills and knowledge for analysing and solving problems, and enhanced written and oral communication skills.
The subject is fundamentally a research-based project, to provide a capstone experience and produce a piece of scholarly work suitable for conference or journal publication.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Project topics must relate to the content of another MIT (Health) subject, i.e.
- ISYS90069 eHealth and Biomedical Informatics Systems
- INFO90001 eHealth and Biomedical Informatics Methods
- ISYS90078 Health Data, Information and Knowledge
- ISYS90076 IT Infrastructure for eHealth
- ISYS90077 eHealth Applications and Solutions
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Independently investigate topic areas relating to Health IT
- Synthesise work related to the topic of study
- Write and present a proposal and report
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Be able to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Have a capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
- Have a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
- Be able to present work in written form
- Be able to present work orally and answer questions about it
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the Health specialisation of the Master of Information Technology, with completion of 50 points of Computing and Information Systems subjects at graduate level excluding the following subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
COMP90007 | Internet Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INFO90002 | Database Systems & Information Modelling |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SINF90001 Database Systems and Information Modelling (prior to 2015)
Or
Enrolment in the final semester of the Health specialisation of the Master of Information Systems
Students in either degree must negotiate a project topic with a project supervisor well before the start of each semester.
Students should then prepare a proposal to present their case to enrol to the subject coordinator and also to document the project timeline and details.
Students need to obtain the approval of the degree coordinator on their proposal by the first week of the semester to be able to enrol to this subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Disallowed for students in Master of Information Systems only:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ENGR90033 | Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Project proposal (10%) of approximately 1000 words due at the end of week 1, requiring approximately 25-30 hours of work. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 and 2 are addressed in this assignment. The project proposal is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.
- Presentation of the project or demonstration of a working system including answering audience questions (10%) of approximately 20 minutes duration due in week 12, requiring approximately 25-30 hours of work. ILOs 2 and 3 are addressed in this. The presentation or demonstration is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.
- Project report (80%) of approximately 5,000 - 6,000 words, due in week 12, requiring approximately 200-240 hours of work. ILOs 2 and 3 are addressed in the project report. The project report is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.
Hurdle Requirement: to pass the subject, students must obtain:
- at least 50% of the marks available in the project proposal
- at least 50% of the marks available in the presentation or demonstration
- at least 50% of the marks available in the project report
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Kathleen Gray Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising of one 1 hour seminar per week, plus regular contact equivalent to one hour per week with a project supervisor. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 13 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2017 Assessment period ends 25 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Kathleen Gray Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising of one 1 hour seminar per week, plus regular contact equivalent to one hour per week with a project supervisor. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kathleen Gray Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising of one 1 hour seminar per week, plus regular contact equivalent to one hour per week with a project supervisor. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
400 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Subject notes
LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS
This subject is offered as a one 1- hour seminar per week over 12 weeks; independent learning comprises the majority of student time.
Subject documents and class records are handled using LMS Blackboard and online forums are used for peer and academic support of students during independent learning.
INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES
Key learning resources will be negotiated between teaching staff and individual students, depending on the topic chosen for the project.
CAREERS/INDUSTRY LINKS
This subject is important in the field of eHealth and biomedical informatics, i.e. work that concerns the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in, about and for human health, and the design and management of related solutions to advance the understanding and practice of healthcare. This subject is offered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and also uses expertise from industry and government. In particular, this subject prepares students to undertake further independent research in academic or industry settings.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Information Technology Course Master of Information Technology Specialisation (formal) Health Major MIT Health Specialisation Major MIS Health Specialisation - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022