Digital Health Software Project (COMP3820)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2021
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Info Tech & Elec Engineering
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
4 Contact hours
Incompatible
COMP3000 in 2018 or 2019 or 2020
Prerequisite
(CSSE1001 or CSSE7030 or ENGG1001) and (CSSE2002 or CSSE7023 or DECO1400 or DECO7140) and (DECO2500 or DECO7250)
Recommended prerequisite
DECO2800 or DECO7280 or DECO3800 or DECO7380
Assessment methods
Assignments, Group Project and Online Activities
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will help you learn the basic fundamentals of digital health technology through hands-on experience, and through exposure to the real-world use of data and informatics in the health industry. The course includes a MOOC component that provides a broad introduction to healthcare informatics. There will also be a number of guest lecturers from industry talking about how digital health is used in their work. A major part of the course is composed of a group software project building a FHIR app for use in a clinical (or clinical education) setting, with real-world clients. FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is the new standard for sharing health data that is revolutionising how clinicians and patients are interacting with digital technology and has been adopted by major global IT companies (e.g. Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc.) and digital health vendors (e.g. Cerner, EPIC, etc.). Be at the forefront of healthcare application development by learning about and developing new FHIR and SMART-on-FHIR applications in collaboration with CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre, Georgia Tech University (USA) and UQ Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. The topics will be covered in the course:1. The key concepts of digital health technology. 2. Different aspects from industry and government of the healthcare system and its use of data and informatics.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |