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HIN-706 Systems Analysis and Design Syllabus 20150105
HIN-706 Systems Analysis and Design Syllabus 20150105
Course Information
Credit Hours: 3
Semester: Spring 2016
Prerequisites: HIN-706 Introduction to
Health Care Information Systems
Course Status: Required
Class Meets: Online, no set times
By appointment
Course Description
This course provides the student with a fundamental understanding of the systems life
cycle, and key processes involved in the analysis, design, implementation, evaluation
and ongoing maintenance and support of health care information systems. Students
participate in a hypothetical system selection and implementation process and gain
experience in defining system requirements, evaluating vendor products, negotiating
contracts and project management. Students also gain experience in mapping clinical
workflow and process improvement, and in optimizing the use of health IT to facilitate
patient care and improve efficiency. Additionally, students will study different methods
for assessing the value of health IT investments.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Appraise why system analysis and design methods are important
2. Discuss pros and cons of various methodologies and practices
3. Demonstrate the assessment of clinical/operational needs
4. Evaluate, understand, and improve workflows and processes
5. Define scope/system requirements analysis
6. Buy vs build evaluation
7. Vendor product evaluation/competitor analysis
8. Product design and development best practices
9. Resources and effort estimation
10. Architecture design (hardware and software)
11. Logical design/data modelling (ER diagrams)
12. Data acquisition, interface design, UI/UX best practices
13. Testing and evaluation (user satisfaction, ROI, usability, focus group,
outcomes)
14. Effectively lead health information system selection, implementation, and
evaluation projects.
15. Evaluate and optimize workflow and design efficient systems and processes.
16. Effectively manage health IT staff and project teams.
17. Describe and discuss the specifics of IT project management
18. Apply skills in project management fundamentals such as planning,
scheduling, resource allocation and management
19. Demonstrate hands-on skills in the use of project management software /
tools
20. Work effectively with health IT vendors and business associates including
health information exchange organizations.
Online Discussions If online discussions are assigned, we will use the Moodle
system. Class participation will be assessed by participation in online discussions. All
discussion comments should be thoughtful and constructive. Comments should be
based on the students opinion, but should be backed up by information from the text,
ancillary readings and personal research. Comments in online discussions should be
the students original work. Supporting statements taken direct from other sources
should be credited appropriately.
Weekly Topics
o Gantt charts
o Estimation and management
Week 12 Project Management
o Implementation
o Best practices
Week 13 Evaluation
o Testing
o User satisfaction
o ROI
o Reuse
Week 14 Project Management
o Lessons Learned
o Ongoing maintenance
Week 15 Final Assessment
Lectures
Bulletin board class discussions
Hypothetical system selection / Design
Case studies
Student presentation critiques
Guest presenters
Methods of Evaluation
1. Student participation in class discussions (10%)frequency and quality of
contributions, degree of engagement, etc.
2. Hypothetical system selection / design project (60%) (50% written
deliverables, 10% presentation) individual work, submitted work potential
analysis, design, and project management deliverables:
- Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements & weighting
- Use case diagrams
- System architecture/ UI mockup
- Project management plan
and also a presentation recorded and uploaded to the course Web site
3. Final exam (30%) test individual students understanding of key concepts