HI 5307 Systems Analysis for Health Informatics
Course Type:
basic
Credit Hours:
3
The purpose of this course is to assist the student in understanding the components, process and tools used in the necessary components of a health information system. The course will focus on the variety of approaches and tools available for systems analysis. Students will have experience with modeling tools and rapid prototyping tools.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will have had the opportunity to meet the following objectives:
- Compare and contrast strategies for systems analysis.
- Describe different tools used in systems analysis.
- Understand the life cycle model used in systems analysis and prototyping.
- Write the evaluation portion of a design specification.
Topics
- General Systems Theory and Systems Analysis in Action
- Players in the Systems Game - Information System Building Blocks
- Information Systems Development
- Project Management
- Systems Analysis
- Requirements Discovery
- Data Modeling and Analysis
- Process Modeling
- Feasibility Analysis and the
- System Proposal
- Systems Design
- Output/Input Design
Prerequisites
Consent of the instructor, highspeed internet access, personal computer
