Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- can describe the phases of information system development
- is able to make models of different information systems
- Is able to create the requirements specification for the information system
- understands the requirements of the health care sector for information system development

Content

- Information system development phases,
- Information systems modeling,
- Requirements specification for information systems,
- Development of medical software

Materials

Material and links shared by the teacher in the lectures.

Teaching methods

- 14 lectures / practice sessions
- weekly assignments are used to ensure that the students has familiarized themself with the lecture material
- group project assignment related to the lecture topics, which requires applying what has been learned to a real work life-oriented task,

Exam schedules

There is no exam in the course, but the course is evaluated based on project work and weekly assignments.

International connections

The students get basic information from the lectures about the different stages of developing information systems. What is learned in lectures is applied in project assignment, which is based on an ongoing project. In the project work, the student applies the learning material of each week in practice and prepares, for example, a requirements definition or a testing plan in accordance with the assignment. The project work is built throughout the course and can be improved and developed based on feedback from the teacher and other course participants until the return date.

In addition, homework is given on the subject of the lesson, which repeats the most important topics of the lesson. The assignments bring additional material to what has already been learned or challenge the student to think about things learned. Homework is always returned by the next time, after which the teacher evaluates it and, if necessary, gives feedback to the student. In this way, the aim is to ensure both the internalization of theoretical knowledge and the learning of its application.

Student workload

Lectures 30h, weekly tasks 28h, project assignment 77h.

Content scheduling

Course contents:
- stages and development models of information system development
- process and data flow modeling of information systems
- requirements specifications for information systems
- user-oriented design methods
- testing, implementation and maintenance as part of a design process
- medical software development

Further information

ItsLearning, Teams, email.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Weekly assignments are given weekly during the course. Return of assignments one week after assignment. 50% of the total grade.
- The project work is evaluated in the last week of the course. 50% of the total grade.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not achieved the learning goals defined in the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can sketch process and data flow modeling of the planned information system and knows its importance in the planning process. The student recognizes some prototyping and modeling methods and can use them to a limited extent in design. The student can sketch define the requirements of the design object and understand its importance in the design process.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student knows how to make process and data flow modeling of the planned information system and understands its importance in the planning process. The student knows the different prototyping and modeling methods and knows how to use them as part of the design work. The student knows how to define requirements for a design object and its importance in the design process.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can independently make process and data flow modeling of the planned information system and understand its importance in the planning process. The student knows the different prototyping and modeling methods and knows how to use them and choose the most suitable depending on the design phase and target. The student can independently define the requirements of the design object and understand its importance in the design process.