DATA3770 Health technology project Course description

The students will carry out an IT project in cooperation with a relevant health care environment, for instance at the Faculty of Health Sciences at OsloMet, individually or in groups of up to five students.

In addition to the projects on offer, students can find their own projects within a relevant company, public organization or nonprofit. In this case, it is the student's responsibility to find a supervisor for the project within the external organization. All student-initiated projects must be approved by the course coordinator before the start of the project.

Completion of the course requires a placement in the relevant health care environment corresponding to two days a week over a 12-week period.If the project is carried out during the summer, the work must correspond to four days a week over a six-week period.

The elective course will only run if a sufficient number of students a registered.

Internship report with a scope of 2,200-2,500 words. The exam result can be appealed.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is capable of identifying and discussing key issued related to e-health and health technology
• has a fundamental understanding of processes and organisational structures in the health service
• has a fundamental understanding of the rules and requirements relating to ethics, security, and data protection that form the basis of e-health and health technology

Skills

The student:

• masters fundamental health concepts and is able to communicate with health personnel by using these concepts
• is familiar with the most important development methods that are used in health technology
• is capable of solving practical problems relevant to industry or society in the area of e-health and health technology

General cmpetence

The student is capable of:

• applying technical principles together with a fundamental understanding of health subjects in order to solve relevant problems within health technology and e-health
• communicating professional issues in the areas of health technology and e-health clearly in both written and oral form
• assessing how an e-health project must relate to rules and regulations, ethics, security and data protection

Supervision sessions with an internal and/or external supervisor. The students can complete the project individually or in a group of up to five students.

The projects are chosen/assigned at the start of the semester.

The following work requirements are mandatory and must be approved in order to prepare for the exam:

• A project outline that describes how the group will organise their work on the project.
• A standard learning agreement must be entered into between the project provider / supervisor and the student(s), and this must be approved by the course coordinator before the project can start.
• Three meeting minutes from supervisory meetings during the project period.
• An oral mid-term presentation, individual or in groups (max 5 students), 10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A.

The deadlines for submitting the project outline and minutes of the meetings will be presented in the teaching plan, which is made available at the beginning of the semester.

The course comprises a 9-10-week internship in an enterprise or at another educational institution. The student will participate in day-to-day operations and become familiar with the company or institution’s structure, culture and values.

On completion of the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has insight into different areas of professional expertise that are relevant to the development of projects
• has insight into the structure and values of an enterprise or an educational institution

Skills

The student:

• can make a constructive contribution in the enterprise/other educational institution
• can discuss and reflect on different cultural and ethical perspectives, work methods, cooperation and the understanding of roles internally in the enterprise/other educational institution

General competence

The student:

• has an understanding of work in the field in commercial contexts/specialisation in the field from another educational institution
• can plan and carry out varied tasks and projects that take place over time, individually or in teams, and in accordance with ethical requiremtns and guidelines.

Attendance and active participation are required in the internship in an enterprise or other educational institution.

This course has mandatory requirements that needs to be fullfilled in order to take the exam:

• Compulsory attendance in the internship at an enterprise or other educational institution. The student cannot be absent for more than 10 per cent of the course.
• Four status reports/logs must be sent to the internship lecturer during the period.