Introduction to IT Systems (Wintersemester 2021/2022)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel (Internet-Technologien und -Systeme) , Dr. Anne Kayem (Internet-Technologien und -Systeme) , Prof. Dr. Tilmann Rabl (Data Engineering Systems)

General Information

Weekly Hours: 4
Credits: 6
Graded: yes
Enrolment Deadline: 01.10.2021 - 22.10.2021
Teaching Form: VL / Exercise
Enrolment Type: Compulsory Module
Course Language: English
Maximum number of participants: 24

Programs, Module Groups & Modules

Digital Health MA

Brückemodule
- HPI-DHBM-IT Principles of IT Systems

Description

This is a bridging module aimed specifically at students with a background in health professions/life sciences. The goal is to provide a platform to enable students learn about the use of Information Technology (IT) systems in the healthcare environment. The module covers topics such as the use of digital patient data, secure messaging, e-health, computerised clinical decision-making tools, and the impact of IT systems on effective patient care. In addition, the students will learn about the impact of integrating IT systems in healthcare from the human resource, economics and government policy perspective. After completing this module, you should be able to think critically about IT Systems.

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Syllabus.

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Block 1: Basic Principles of Computing

Lecture 1: (26.10.2021) - Introduction, Course Overview, and Project (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 2: (27.10.2021) - Computers, Architectures, and Code (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 3: (02.11.2021) - Operating Systems (I) (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 4: (03.11.2021) - Operating Systems (II) (Dr. Kayem)

Suggested Readings:

Abelson, Ledeen, and Lewis, Blown to Bits (free) (Chapters: 1 and 3)
Denning and Martell, Great Principles of Computing (MIT Press) (Chapters: 5, 6, and 7)

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Block 2: Internet Technologies

Lecture 5: (09.11.2021) - Web Programming I (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 6: (10.11.2021) - Internet Technology Concepts I (Prof. Meinel) -- NOTE: Lecture will hold in A.1.2.
Lecture 7: (16.11.2021) - Web Programming II (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 8: (17.11.2021) - Internet Technology Concepts II (Prof. Meinel)
Lecture 9: (23.11.2021) - Web Programming III (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 10: (24.11.2021) - Cloud Computing (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 11: (30.11.2021) - Internet Security (Prof. Meinel) @ 15.15 in H.E.51/52

Suggested Readings:

Meinel and Sack, Internetworking Technological Foundations and Applications, 2013 (Springer)
Meinel and Sack, Digital Communication: Communication, Multimedia, and Security, 2014 (Springer)

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Block 3: Principles of Databases (RDB, SQL)

Lecture 12: (01.12.2021) - Introduction to Databases (Prof. Rabl)
Lecture 13: (07.12.2021) - Web Services I (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 14: (08.12.2021) - Relational Databases I (Prof. Rabl)
Lecture 15: (14.12.2021) - Web Services II (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 16: (15.12.2021) - Relational Databases II (Prof. Rabl)

Suggested Readings:

Mata-Toledo, Schaum's Outline of Fundamentals of Relational Databases (Schaum's Outlines), 2000
Hector Garcia-Molina, Jerey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom, Database Systems -The Complete-Book, Pearson Education International, 2002
Matthew and Stone, Beginning Database with PostgreSQL: From Novice to Professional, 2005
Bagui and Earp, Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams (Foundations of Database Design, 1), 2003

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Christmas Break: 20.12.2021 - 31.12.2021

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Mid-Semester Presentations (20 mins / Group)

Lecture 17: (04.01.2022) - Group I
Lecture 18: (05.01.2022) - Query Languages I (Prof. Rabl)
Lecture 19: (11.01.2022) - Group II

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Block 4: Web Services, Search Engines, & Cloud Computing

Lecture 20: (12.01.2022) - Query Languages II (Prof. Rabl)
Lecture 21: (18.01.2022) - Information Retrieval and Search Engines I (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 22: (19.01.2022) - Information Retrieval and Search Engines II (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 23: (25.01.2022) - Semantic Web (Dr. Kayem)
Lecture 24: (26.01.2022) - Privacy on the Web (Dr. Kayem)

Suggested Readings:

Coulouris, Dollimore, Kindberg, Blair, Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design, (5th ed.), 2012
Meinel and Sack, Internetworking Technological Foundations and Applications, 2013 (Springer)
Meinel and Sack, Digital Communication: Communication, Multimedia, and Security, 2014 (Springer)

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Final-Semester Presentations (45 mins / Group)

Lecture 25: (01.02.2022) - Presentations (Group I)
Lecture 26: (02.02.2022) - Presentations (Group II)
Lecture 27: (08.02.2022) - Presentations (Group III)
Lecture 28: (09.02.2022) - Presentations (Group IV)

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Final Exam

Lecture 29: (15.02.2022) - No Lecture (Revision for Exam)
Lecture 30: (16.02.2022) - Final Exam (Location: H.E 51/52) (Note: 90 min duration.)

Requirements

Prerequisites: None
Software or Materials: Python, HTML/CSS, MySQL, Javascript (*** Good to have, but not required. ***)

Literature

Additional References and Background material, over and above those already provided, will be provided on a per lecture basis.

Learning

After completing this module, you should be able to think critically about IT Systems in the digital health context.

Learning Objectives

Understand the IT systems concepts, denitions, and terms in digital health
Learn to critically analyse IT Systems' use in healthcare
Learn to to identify the advantages and challenges of IT systems in healthcare
Ability to critique the integration of IT Systems into clinical work practices
Be able to reect on the suitability and sustainability of digital tools, applications, and information sites to improve health education

Examination

The course's grades will be based on a coursework project, and a final exam. A list of possible project topics will be provided during the first lecture (26.10.2021).

In order to receive a grade for the course, students are required to have conducted a coursework project, and attended the final exam.

	Number	When?	Grade%
Mid-Semester Project Presentations	(Group size: 2 max)	04 & 11.01.2022	20%
Final-Semester Project Presentations	(Group size: 2 max)	01 - 09.02..2022	30%
Final Exam (90 mins)	1	16.02.2022 (H.E. 51/52)	50%

Dates

For the duration of the Wintersemester (26.10.2021 - 18.02.2022), lectures will hold twice (2X) a week as follows:

Weekday	Period	Location
Tuesday	11.00 - 12.30	H.E. 51/52
Wednesday	15.15 - 16.45	H.E. 51/52

Lecture materials will be accessible on Moodle.

Note: To participate in the course you must be registered on the University of Potsdam's Moodle platform, and have registered to attend this course. Search for the course using "Introduction to IT Systems" or "IITS" and enroll using "IITS-2021".

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