HI 2650 - PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The ability to measure and describe issues in health informatics is vital in the process of decision making in healthcare. The process of evaluation itself depends on the questions and the contexts in which the issue arises. This course will study the methods of evaluation in health informatics, specifically the practical application of well-established research and evaluation techniques to problems in health informatics. Different situations in healthcare will necessitate the use of different evaluation methods, therefore in this course students will be exposed to approaches to develop measurement instruments, design study, analyze result, as well as presenting the result of the study in health informatics evaluations. Case studies will be used to facilitate active learning, including conducting usability evaluation and cost evaluation of health informatics resource. By the end of the course, students will be able to develop a working evaluation ‘contract’, which can be used to guide the evaluation process as well as to validate the result of the evaluation process itself -that the result is indeed what the stakeholders want/need to know to make a decision.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Restricted to Health Informatics students only
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