The course takes place in period

4 (2019-03-18 to 2019-07-31)

Level/category

Extension studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Optional

Cycle/level of course

First

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

The student is able to combine user needs and
existing eHealth services for applying user
oriented service design thinking. Students will
explore different methods and technology for
eHealth service development to achieve
sustainable health promotive and rehabilitative
applications for different user groups and
needs.

The course ends with a essay where students
summarize a digital health service in a
comprehensive way.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected
to:
- be able to combine identified user needs
- be able to test existing solutions in order to
develop or modify digital service design
- be able to discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the chosen digital service
- be able to thoroughly inspect, assess and
document a user oriented digital service in the
field of health and welfare

Prerequisites and co-requisites

YH-3-052 eHealth - an introduction

Recommended or required reading

Essential course books:
Lupton, D., 2017. Digital health: Critical and
cross-disciplinary perspectives. Routledge.
Meskó, B., 2014. The guide to the future of
medicine: technology and the human touch.
Webicina kft.
Additional readings:
Stickdorn, M., Schneider, J., Andrews, K. and
Lawrence, A., 2011. This is service design
thinking: Basics, tools, cases (Vol. 1).
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
van Gemert-Pijnen, J.E.W.C., Peters, O. and
Ossebaard, H.C. eds., 2013. Improving eHealth.
The Netherlands: Eleven international
publishing.
During the course there will also be some
relevant articles to read.

Study activities

Internet-based studies - 270 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 270 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Supported virtual education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

During the course you will:
1. Individual work: Write an online book-exam
Max points 21 points. In order
to accomplish this course you need a minimum
of 9 points.

2. Group-work: Each group consists of 4 students
working actively together. The group publish 4
scientific blog text during
course and comment each week on two others
groups texts. These blog texts becomes a
scientific essay to be handed in on
ITS learning. Finally,each student review one
essay with in-dept feedback. Max.
points for all of theses group activities are
39p. These activities gives a max
39 points and in order to accomplish this
course you need a minimum of 15
points.

Points and Grade:

24-32 1
33-39 2
40-46 3
47-53 4
53-60 5

Teacher

  • Forss Mia
  • Hellsten Thomas
  • Tana Jonas

Examiner

Hellstén Thomas

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit (22 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

Until date 2019-11-01

The timetable of the course

e-Health from idea to implementation 3.6.-26.7.2019

Course enrolment period

2018-04-15 to 2019-07-31

Assessment methods

  • 2019-06-11 - Exams
  • 2019-07-16 - Reports and productions
  • 2019-07-25 - Other assignments

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