180.820 (19S) Health goes digital: mHealth

Sommersemester 2019

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First course session
26.03.2019 09:00 - 13:00 V.1.04 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Tutor/Tutors
Course title german Health goes digital: mHealth
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 15 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 26.03.2019
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

- familiarize students with the concept of mHealth and its diverse areas of applicability

- provide students with tools and methods of studying mHealth as well as mHealth content

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

lecture, workshop, individual and group presentations

Course content

Digital health technologies are driving change towards a more individually-centered, self-responsible, and empowered health care (Banos et al., 2016), enhancing not only the accessibility of health information but also making health delivery more efficient and precise(Bhavnani et al., 2016). 

With a mHealth market share of 6.7 %, drivers of mHealth popularity are multiple and concern its vast array of applicability, ranging from remote monitoring, diagnosing symptoms, consulting doctors, and complying with treatment or dietary regimes (Statista,2017). mHealth, however, does not only benefit individuals; there are also benefits for the health care system, as mHealth holds the potential to reduce healthcare costs and doctor consultations, examinations as well as the length of hospital stays (Statista, 2017). 

Prior knowledge expected

none 

Literature

to be announced on moodle 

Link to further information

https://mhealth.jmir.org/

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

  • Working Groups (students will be divided into groups, and will be asked to present selected aspects of mHealth  as well as do research on one key topic)
  • Individual Assignment: coding of selected mHealth communication following a pre-developed scheme of analysis 
  • 2 short presentations (max. 10 min)
  • 2 short case studies

Examination topic(s)

  • Content analysis (participate in the development of a coding scheme and apply it afterwards)
  • Reading Material 
  • Material produced by individual research

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

  • Group research
  • Individual research
  • Presentation 
  • Final paper

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Media and Convergence Management (SKZ: 150, Version: 13W.2)
    • Subject: Electives I - Media and Communication (MC) (Compulsory elective)
      • Case Studies in Media and Convergence Management II ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 180.820 Health goes digital: mHealth (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Media, Communications & Culture (SKZ: 841, Version: 09W.1)
    • Subject: Organisationskommunikation und -kultur (Compulsory elective)
      • Seminar ( 2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.820 Health goes digital: mHealth (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Media, Communications & Culture (SKZ: 841, Version: 09W.1)
    • Subject: Medien- und Konvergenzmanagement (Compulsory elective)
      • Medienmanagement ( 2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 180.820 Health goes digital: mHealth (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 180.820 SE Environmental and Sustainable Communication (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 180.820 SE Case Studies in Media and Convergence Management (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)