HLTH 616Decision Making and Systems Thinking in Health Informatics

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Health
Subject: Public Health Sciences

HLTH 616 as listed in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

This course focuses on the process by which decisions are made and how decision-making processes can be codified and machine supported. It will include topics such as reasoning and inference, techniques for managing uncertainty and information representation. The course is anchored in a systems thinking approach to problem solving.

Prerequisites

Enrolled in Master of Health Evaluation (MHE), Master of Health Informatics & Analytics (MHIA), Master of Public Health (MPH), MSc in Public Health Sciences, MSc in Public Health Sciences-Water, PhD in Public Health Sciences, PhD in Public Health Sciences-Aging, Health & Well-Being, or PhD in Public Health Sciences-Water

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- HSG652

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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In 13 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2024