The best aspects of this course included the presentation of medical informatics from a computer science perspective, as opposed to medical; also, students found the lecture content intriguing. One student felt the instructor was at times, despondent. Another student felt that having al the lecture slides available would have been beneficial. Suggestions included incorporating more demonstrations and interacting with the students. Prospective students should know that there is a lot more emphasis on primary medical uses for informatics and technical/social challenges, than learning how to use EMR for secondary uses.

The best aspects of this class were the interesting smal group discussions, the fascinating lectures, and seeing programming knowledge applied to real life. Many students appreciated the broad introduction to the field this class provided. The worst aspects of the course were the unorganized feel of the assignments and schedule, and that it only lasted four weeks. Suggestions for improving the course included having a brief introduction at the start of the course to cover engineering concepts, incorporating more applications, and more interesting assignments. Students interested in this course should know this is a low stress but interesting course that is based more on concepts than applications.

The best aspects of the course included the hands-on group activities, the stimulating in-class discussions, and the interesting examples of medical informatics drawn from current events. Students appreciated the abbreviated format of the class and the quick overview of the field that it provided. Many students claimed that the wiki system for submitting assignments was unnecessarily difficult to use. Suggestions for improvement included making the course more structured and providing more clarity as to the course requirements, syllabus, and lesson plans. Prospective students can look forward to a more casual classroom atmosphere, and need not have any computer science background.