HCI 360 - Healthcare Information Seeking and Evaluation

3 CR

Previously HCTM 360.
Covers theory and practices related to health information seeking and evaluation. Includes determination of information needs by healthcare professionals and consumers, conversion of a given information need into a searchable question, selection of appropriate search tools, conducting the information search, and evaluating search results.

Prerequisite(s): HCI 310 with a grade of C or higher, or permission of the instructor.

Course Outcomes

Describe theoretical models of health information seeking by healthcare professionals and lay persons
Convert unmet information needs to searchable questions
Practice methodologies for conducting health information searches
Utilize search tools appropriate to the question and user
Evaluate reliability and validity of information search results
Critically evaluate information found in response to an information need
Determine appropriate ratio of retrieved to relevant resources obtained

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