Unit Outline

In this unit you will examine the development, implementation, and maintenance of health care systems and explore systems theory as it applies to health information systems. You will analyse the life cycle of a health information system, including strategic and tactical information, planning and project management, and the impact on the organisation of each phase of the life cycle. You will evaluate both technical (infrastructure, hardware & software, Standards & Codes) and people issues (education & skill development, changes to roles) which need to be resolved in the process of implementing a successful health information system. You will also explore the role and impact of the informatics professional and the informatics/IT department within the health organisation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Communicate the fundamentals of information systems and their role within digital health
2.	Evaluate implementation models and critical success factors for introducing an information system specific organisational context
3.	Critically evaluate the technical and human issues that need to be considered when developing a health information system
4.	Analyse the relevance of different types of evaluation in the context of an ICT project in a healthcare context

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	CRH608

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To Be Determined

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Case Study	Week 4	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Implementation Plan	Week 8	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Implementation Plan and Evaluation Strategy	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Case Study

Task Description:

Identify a healthcare issue from a healthcare workplace environment (either based on the case study or workplace learning pathway) that will benefit from the implementation of a health information system.

Task Length:

1,000 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identifies and examines a relevant healthcare issue	LO1
2	Demonstrates the role and purpose of persona development	LO3
3	Justify the choice of health information system and how it will generate improvement(s)	LO2

Assessment Task 2: Implementation Plan

Task Description:

Review the literature to select an appropriate systems implementation methodology and model to meet the specific organisational context, and develop a draft implementation plan for the health information system project that you are planning to implement.

Task Length:

2,000 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify implementation models and critical success factors for introducing an information system specific organisational context	LO2
2	Develop an implementation plan for the proposed system, justifying an appropriate methodology	LO1
3	Evaluate the technical and human issues that need to be considered when developing a health information system	LO3
4	Articulate the context-specific objectives and success factors for the project	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Implementation Plan and Evaluation Strategy

Task Description:

Complete developing an implementation plan based on the draft plan and feedback from Assessment task 2. Additionally, develop a strategy to evaluate the health information system project you are proposing to implement.

Task Length:

2,500 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Evaluate the technical and human issues that need to be considered when implementing a health information system	LO3
2	Develop an implementation plan for the proposed system, justifying the chosen methodology	LO1
3	Develop a Work Breakdown Structure for the proposed system and its evaluation	LO2
4	Justify the selection of evaluation methodology.	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.