MMI 403 - Introduction to Informatics
Equally important to reflecting on what you have done is evaluating where you are going. This introductory class provides an overview of the field of Informatics and is the first opportunity for students with clinical and technical backgrounds to work together. The goal is to begin the process of developing teams, reviewing literature, planning a needs assessment, developing a project and presenting it to a board for review. The scope is broad but generally less detail is required for each phase of project development.
Leadership in Informatics requires a clear understanding of the roles and perspectives of each party in development and negotiation. In MMI 408 (Acquisitions) we spent time utilizing this information, but this is the course in which we developed the understanding. Every party in the process of developing an information system has interest in developing a quality system with optimal outcomes, but each party also needs it to be cost-effective. This combination is the goal of every implementation, and what this course was able to prepare us to do.
In this class I learned the process of interacting long distance with other professionals to build a project. We developed a flexible approach to managing a help desk ("IT is listening, can you hear IT") that would allow for fast response, flexible learning opportunities, and strong follow up. It was designed to offer help to any user at any time based on the level of their need and their preferred method of communication.
On the same basic principle that 'All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten'**, this overview class taught me some basic principles of online communication, professional teamwork and synchronous presentation. These skills will be invaluable as we move more into dispersed teamwork and development. It also taught me the importance of direct communication, and the value of having everyone on-line at once. The ability to communicate effectively declines as we move from face-to-face, through video conferencing and audio conferencing down to email and file sharing alone. Every team, teacher and practitioner needs to keep in mind the value and limitations of the communications method they choose.
Syllabus Business Case Paper Presentation MMI Overview Coursework Projects Home
**Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, Villard Books: New York, 1990
* Image from Western Journal of Medicine via http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1307148/?page=1
Leadership in Informatics requires a clear understanding of the roles and perspectives of each party in development and negotiation. In MMI 408 (Acquisitions) we spent time utilizing this information, but this is the course in which we developed the understanding. Every party in the process of developing an information system has interest in developing a quality system with optimal outcomes, but each party also needs it to be cost-effective. This combination is the goal of every implementation, and what this course was able to prepare us to do.
In this class I learned the process of interacting long distance with other professionals to build a project. We developed a flexible approach to managing a help desk ("IT is listening, can you hear IT") that would allow for fast response, flexible learning opportunities, and strong follow up. It was designed to offer help to any user at any time based on the level of their need and their preferred method of communication.
On the same basic principle that 'All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten'**, this overview class taught me some basic principles of online communication, professional teamwork and synchronous presentation. These skills will be invaluable as we move more into dispersed teamwork and development. It also taught me the importance of direct communication, and the value of having everyone on-line at once. The ability to communicate effectively declines as we move from face-to-face, through video conferencing and audio conferencing down to email and file sharing alone. Every team, teacher and practitioner needs to keep in mind the value and limitations of the communications method they choose.
Syllabus Business Case Paper Presentation MMI Overview Coursework Projects Home
**Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, Villard Books: New York, 1990
* Image from Western Journal of Medicine via http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1307148/?page=1