Software Integration (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- design and implement a simple integration project of health technology information systems
- participate in purposeful research and development work as a responsible member of a project team.
- understand the significance of project goals and success within the context of the client’s business.
- work according to tight project schedules in collaboration with other project team members and the client.
- apply technical expertise to solve project challenges.
- document their work results clearly and comprehensibly, presenting them to other project team members and the client. The specific learning objectives for the course are defined on a project-specific basis.

During the course, students first take part in an introductory lecture about health tech communications. Next there will be 3 days of intensive lectures, 8 hours each day. After that they work in small groups on a product development project related to a pre-agreed topic. This topic is determined during the first contact session of the course. Afterward, the small groups collaborate with the client and the supervising teacher to advance the product development project. There are weekly guidance meetings with both the client and the supervising teacher. At the end of the course, the groups compile their work into a document and present their results to other participants in a joint closing event.

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- understands the basics of software integration
- is able to apply his or her knowledge in the work of an expert in software integration using commonly used tools

Content

- What is Software Integration
- Common Integration message passing protocols in health care
- Commonly used tools used in Software Integration

Materials

None

Teaching methods

A product development project is typically a collaborative project carried out with a company or another client. It is related to the client’s product development or other development projects. The course may also be connected to the university of applied sciences’ own research and development activities. The specific content of the course is defined on a project-specific basis and may vary among participating students. However, agreements regarding this are made as needed with the project’s client and supervisors.

The course emphasizes project-based learning, collaborative learning, and independent learning

Exam schedules

No exams

International connections

The teaching methods are: contact teaching, online teaching, project-based teaching, small group work, and independent study.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Lectures 26h
Project work 65h
End meeting 3h
Weekly sessions with the supervising teacher 20h
Weekly sessions with the client 20h

Further information

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