Academic Catalog

MI710 DATABASE APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Course Code: 9060710
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Medical Informatics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr AYBAR CAN ACAR
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Database management system theory on relational database management systems: E-R diagrams, Normal Forms, Transaction processing. SQL data query language. Homework and class assignments on each of these topics, centered on examples from the health information systems. Object oriented databases, and their use in medical informatics. Archetypes, and use of semantic systems in HIS. Standards in medical informatics on interoperability and meta-data.