Health Information Systems Analysis and Design
UndergraduateLTU-HIM20012026
Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 22 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $1,192
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health Information Systems Analysis and Design
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse the elements of the health systems development lifecycles.
- Compare and contrast systems relevant to health information.
- Apply system, data and process modelling rules.
- Apply user interface design principles to create and evaluate screen designs for health information systems in teams.
- Identify and analyse the professional attributes, skills and knowledge of the Business/System analyst and Health Professionals.
- Health Informatics, Health Systems and Clinical Systems
- Systems Design Lifecycle & Health Data Lifecycle
- Systems Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Evaluation, Support and Maintenance
- Systems, Information, and Data Security
- Business/System Analyst Roles
In this subject, you are introduced to the broad concepts of health data and system development lifecyle (SDLC) and the purpose, scope, design and functionalities of health information systems. You will explore the theoretical concepts behind systems planning, analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, support and maintenance of the systems development lifecycle including issues that impact systems, data and information security. Through your assessments, you will demonstrate technical skills in systems planning, analysis and design phases of the SDLC by creating user stories and data flow diagrams as well as evaluating systems design. You will develop an understanding of how health professionals interact with the health information systems development lifecycle.
- 30 minute online quiz (500 words equivalent) (10%)
- Individual assignment (1,000 words equivalent) (30%)
- 15 minute group presentation (750 words per student) (20%)
- 1.5 hour online final examination (1,500 words equivalent) (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-HIM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Information Management
Elective
- LAT-HSC-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Sciences
- LAT-AHS-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HB001O.
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed HIM3HIA (Health Informatics A) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Health Information Management
UndergraduateLAT-HIM-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-HSC-DEG
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences
UndergraduateLAT-AHS-DEG