Core Module Information
Module title: Healthcare Technology: Foundations for Transformation

SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 40.00
ECTS credit value: 20

Module code: HSC11176
Module leader: Hadi Daneshvar Farzanegan
School School of Health & Social Care
Subject area group: Allied Health and Social Care Sciences
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

This module will provide you with essential knowledge and skills to develop, embrace, and integrate innovative technological solutions into clinical healthcare practice. You will explore how emerging healthcare technologies can address real-world clinical challenges, enhance patient care, and streamline service delivery. Throughout this module, you will learn how to critically evaluate and articulate the policy drivers shaping healthcare innovation, enabling you to effectively advocate for and implement technological advancements within your professional setting.Innovative technological solutions include tools, devices, systems, and digital platforms designed to enhance clinical outcomes, improve efficiency, and deliver high-quality patient experiences. Examples range from digital health applications, telemedicine, electronic health records, wearable technologies, to advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies.This module aims to support your journey toward becoming a leader in clinical healthcare technology, equipping you to drive meaningful transformation in your practice area. Specifically, the content will cover:1. Global contexts and professional practices influencing healthcare technology initiatives;2. Key drivers for healthcare transformation across diverse clinical practices;3. Practical clinical applications and case studies illustrating the use of healthcare technologies;4. Implementation considerations, including quality assurance, patient safety, ethical considerations, data management, and clinical and cost-effectiveness;5. Insights into user experiences and navigating healthcare pathways;6. Methods for identifying and leveraging opportunities to improve service delivery through process mapping and system-level changes;7. Essential leadership skills for effectively delivering, managing, and measuring change within healthcare technology initiatives.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically analyse and reflect on the strategic, professional, and policy drivers that influence the implementation of healthcare technologies, drawing on contemporary research and practice.

LO2: Evaluate and synthesise how healthcare technologies can be strategically applied to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of service provision across diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and management contexts.

LO3: Demonstrate a critical awareness of ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities in digital health, including data governance, information security, and cybersecurity risks in clinical contexts.

LO4: Critically define and conceptualise leadership approaches required for effective clinical technology implementation, including strategies for engaging key stakeholders and fostering interprofessional collaboration.

LO5: Critically appraise the processes and methodologies for implementing, evaluating, and sustaining technology-enabled service transformation in clinical practice.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 1, Online (fully o,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Online (fully o
Location of delivery: WORLDWIDE
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Independent Learning Lecture 24 We will use a ‘flipped classroom’ approach whereby each week you will watch a pre-recorded lecture. These will be between 1-2 hours in duration. Each lecture will cover a separate learning outcome and will be accompanied by a set of written notes by the lecturer to orientate you to the lecture content. These notes will highlight some key issues to consider and some further reading for your independent study of the topic.
Independent Learning Tutorial 24 After each session, you will have the opportunity to take part in a weekly, live, online tutorial. These tutorials are intended to help guide you in your independent learning of the subject, to acquire a deeper understanding of the core topics, to open a discussion on the key issues, and to share your learning experiences with your peers as a community of learners. The tutorials will be held at a maximally mutually convenient times for the cohort which may be outside normal working hours.
Online Demonstration 352 You are required to engage in independent learning on a weekly basis. You will be directed to some core reading as well as some indicative reading based upon your area of healthcare practice. You will be expected to log onto the module discussion board area to discuss the critical issues with your peers.
Total Study Hours400
Expected Total Study Hours for Module400


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Assessment 30 1~2~5 Week 10 HOURS= 15 minute You will submit for upload to the moodle site, a 15 minute, recorded oral presentation. We want you to develop a powerpoint presentation that you could present, in time, to your management and peers to influence their engagement in this agenda. Reflecting upon the National and Local policy and professional practice drivers in your particular area of healthcare, the presentation should comprise no more than 10-12 slides and should identify and critically appraise both the drivers and the barriers that may need to be overcome to enable full engagement in this agenda for your particular area of professional practice. The presentation should be evidence-based, fully referenced, and will be worth 30% of your overall module marks.
Essay 70 1~2~3~4~5 Exam Period , WORDS= 5000 word You will be asked to submit a written assignment of 5000 words. You will be asked to identify an area in which you feel that your current service provision could be enhanced by an aspect of technology implementation. You will develop a project implementation plan (sometimes called a strategic plan) to map out the overarching strategic goals; define steps to be taken to implementation; consider risks; schedule milestones and timeframe; consider resource requirements; assign responsibilities and requirements of team members and outline a process for evaluation. We want this assignment to be both realistic and pragmatic a resource for you as a ‘project roadmap’ as you move forward in your healthcare practice as a leader in service transformation through the integration of technology.
Component 1 subtotal: 30
Component 2 subtotal: 70
Module subtotal: 100

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