Advanced Diploma in Health Informatics Technology (Optional Co-op) (Online)
Centennial College
Key Information
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Campus location
Online Canada
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 2,721 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
May 2024
* 2-semester tuition fee for Canadian students; $15,437.50: 2-semester tuition fee for international students
Introduction
Program Details
- Program Code: 3668
- School: School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science
- Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Program Type: Post-secondary program
- Program Length: 3 years/ 6 semesters
- Start Date: Fall, Winter
- Location: Online
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Centennial College's Health Informatics Technology program will combine knowledge of software engineering and health care systems. In this advanced technology diploma program's courses, you'll learn to design, develop, and maintain the next generation of electronic health record applications and other exciting software products.
Under the umbrella of the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, this program will cover:
- Object-oriented software design methodologies
- User-oriented interface design
- The structure of health care information systems
- Telehealth
- Clinical workflow and IT solutions
- Data security
- Privacy issues within health care systems
Software technologies will be the focus of this health technology program. They will include C#, Java, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Unix/ Linux, Microsoft's ASP.NET Core, HTML5/JavaScript/XML, mobile application development, data warehousing, and data mining, and BI tools in health care systems.
To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, the Health Informatics Technology program will include two software development projects. These real-world business applications will require you to utilize all the technical, systems, and business skills gained during your studies.
The knowledge you'll acquire in this health technology program will enable you to design, develop, modify, and test software for health care applications. You'll also be able to analyze and model data, develop health care databases and support decision-making based on data mining techniques. Lastly, you'll have the know-how to use health informatics methods and software tools for hospitals, health care agencies, and public health departments.
Please note: Qualified college or university graduates with a background in software may gain direct admission into Semester 3 of this three-year program and receive their Health Informatics Technology advanced diploma in four semesters (program #3528)
Program Highlights
- Health Informatics Technology courses are delivered using leading-edge technology geared to industry standards.
- You learn from the knowledgeable and approachable School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science faculty members who have diverse business experience and academic credentials.
- Graduates from the program may apply for certified membership to either the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) or their provincial engineering technology association.
Admissions
Curriculum
Program Outline
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Program Outcome
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Analyze and define the specifications of a health information system based on user requirements.
- Design, implement, test, and document health information systems based on specifications and software engineering methodologies.
- Develop architectures and provide examples of information systems to support patients, the public, and policymakers and managers of health care services.
- Assess software quality and, where necessary, improve software performance through the application of appropriate testing, verification, and evaluation procedures.
- Design, model, implement and maintain a database and electronic health records.
- Support the development and maintenance of health information systems through the application of networking concepts.
- Analyze, design, and implement integrated solutions that ensure security and privacy issues are addressed.
- Use tools for decision support and their application to patient management, acquisition, representation, and engineering of medical knowledge.
- Work effectively as a member of a health informatics team on the design, implementation, and testing of a health information system where no one person has complete knowledge of the entire system.
- Interpret, create, and present health and medical coding systems and other information effectively and accurately.
- Contribute to the successful completion of the project applying the project management principles in use.
Career Opportunities
Articulation Agreements
Successful graduates of this Health Informatics Technology (Optional Co-op) program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify to transfer credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
Please visit our website at www.centennialcollege.ca/admissions/applying/education-pathways/outbound-pathways for more information on articulation agreements.
Career Outlook
- Software developer
- Health care information systems analyst
- Database developer
- Mobile app developer
- Web application developer
- Systems implementation specialist
- Business analyst
Areas of Employment
You will be prepared to work in:
- Health informatics clinics
- IT departments of hospitals
- Medical software companies
- Research environments
- Educational environments
Ontario health networks, Ontario hospitals, and the government are among the types of organizations that have hired past students.
English Language Requirements
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