By the end of the study, learners are expected to:
– comprehend the fundamentals of data, information and signals, understand the nature and features of medical data ;
– know methods of digital representation of different data;
– know basic information processes – data acquisition, processing, transportation and storage;
– know fundamentals of relational database organization;
– be able to apply different methods of querying across multiple medical databases;
– know main principles of information system design and development;
– know the basics of distributed data processing and computer networks design;
– know the basics of multimedia technologies and to be able to apply them for biomedical data processing and presentation;
– know and be able to use distributed computing and web technologies
– know the main features and types of modern geographic information technologies;
– demonstrate knowledge of basics and recent advances in intellectual information technologies;
– understand peculiar features of application of information technologies in healthcare;

– Informatics in Biomedical Engineering
– Fundamentals of Biotechnical Systems Modelling
– Information Systems in Biomedical Engineering
– Data Bases in Biomedical Computer and Information Systems
– Fundamentals of Medical Expert Systems

Concept and characteristics of the data, information and signals. Nature and features of medical data. Methods of digital representation of different data – text, graphic, audio, video etc. Basic information processes – data acquisition, processing, transportation and storage. Peculiarities of storage, integration, querying and management of heterogeneous, voluminous, geographically dispersed biomedical data. Basics of telemedicine. Characteristics of the database (DB) approach. Database system concepts and architecture. Database management systems (DBMS). Data models and schemas. The relational data model and relational databases. Querying across multiple databases different in nature of records (results of microarray experiments, biomedical images etc), Standards for publishing and sharing data. Biological data integration. Main principles of information system design and development. Open system architecture. OSI model. Basics of distributed data processing and computer networks design. Types of information computer networks. Local area networks, architecture and application. Global network. The Internet. Distributed Computing and Web Technologies. Client/Server, Peer-to-Peer and the WWW. Evolution of Web Technologies. Cloud computing. Basics of multimedia technologies. Text, graphic, video, audio, animation. Multimedia data presentation. Main features and types of modern geographic information technologies. Peculiarities of data analysis and presentation. Basics of intellectual information technologies. Models of knowledge. Types of modern intellectual information technologies and recent advances. Decision Support Systems.

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– Current control: laboratory reports, graphic calculation papers, oral interviewing, written tests – 40 points (40 %): laboratory works execution and defence - 10 points; tests - 20 points; individual exercises (graphic calculation papers) - 10 points
– Final control: control procedure - written and verbal examination (60 %): written examination (test) - 54 points; oral interviewing (verbal examination) - 6 points