Course Overview

This course teaches the topic of digital health and its fundamental ideas and terminologies. This course focuses on the creation and implementation of health-related information across many digital platforms. Digital technology and big data data have enormous prospects to advance health care. The development of communications, computer, and medical technologies has encouraged personalized healthcare, which employs sensory computational communication systems to promote enhanced and more tailored healthcare and healthy lifestyle decisions.

Key topics include Learning Health Systems and Electronic Health Records, as well as a variety of digital health technologies, such as mobile applications, wearable technologies, health information systems, telehealth, telemedicine, the fundamentals of wearable sensors, mobile health informatics, big data analysis, the Internet of Things (IoT), and human computer interaction considerations. As part of a project-based learning experience, students will construct mobile applications for iOS and Android devices using React Native.

All students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion and have the opportunity to request a Syracuse University noncredit transcript.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Understand the overall concept of a mobile health system, describe the purpose of each block, identify necessary technical terms, and implement data mining algorithms.
  • Develop software development skills for wearable and mobile devices.
  • Understand the characteristics and design elements required for wearable devices and systems to be widely adopted by the mainstream population for use in everyday life.
  • Design mobile applications to transmit medical and health data and understand wearable sensor sensing, sampling, and communication principles.
  • Survey state-of-art Health App design, wearable devices, and web services.

Course Information

Course Prefix and Number:

Format: Hybrid (2 weeks at Syracuse University, 4 weeks online)

Eligibility: Students must be of rising high school junior or senior status – or a 2023 high school graduate. 

Credit: Noncredit

Grading: Pass/Fail

Cost:

  • Hybrid Residential-Online: $3,945
  • Hybrid Commuter-Online: $3,000

Program rates are subject to change and will be approved by the board of trustees. Discounts and scholarships are also available.


Program Information

Summer College – Hybrid: Combine on campus and online study. Experience Syracuse University on campus for two-weeks and complete the final four-weeks of your course online from the comfort of your own home – or wherever life takes you!

“Syracuse University’s Summer College was a wonderful experience and opportunity I was fortunate to be accepted into.”

-Matthew S., Summer College – Online Student, 2021

Course Dates and Details

ProgramCourse DatesClass Time (Eastern Time)Credit/NoncreditStatus
Summer College – HybridOn Campus Session: Sunday, July 2 – Friday, July 14, 2023
Online Session: Monday, July 17 – Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023
On Campus Class Time:
MTWThF; 1 – 5 p.m.
Synchronous Online Class Time: TTh; 6 – 7:30 p.m.
NoncreditClosed
Class times subject to change.

Course Requirements

Technology Requirements

  • Laptop or desktop computer with a webcam (Mac or PC are both fine, as long as you have installation access)
  • Reliable internet access
  • A space conducive to taking an online class (without distractions)
  • You will be asked to install several tools in order to use React Native for app development.
  • A cellphone (iPhone or Android) will be needed for app testing.

Typical Day

Tentative Schedule

In the first 2 in-person weeks, students will be spend 4 hours per day (for 10 days) on the course. It will be a combination of lecture, hands-on lab sessions, and demonstration.

The following 4 weeks will be the online part. There will be eight 1.5-hour synchronized classes spread throughout 4 weeks, and approximately 20 hours of asynchronized contents. The online portion will focus on mobile app development.

Faculty Bios

Douglas Yung

Douglas Yung is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University and the director for the Bioengineering undergraduate program. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from UCLA in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Caltech in 2008. He worked as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on sensor development, microfluidics, and bacterial spore viability. Douglas has long been intrigued by the interfacing of microbes with engineering tools on a micro- and nano-scale. He is unraveling methods to rapidly assess the viability of superbugs and harness energy from extremophiles using a combination of electrochemical, optical techniques and MEMS devices. His research interests include gamification and active learning in engineering education, K-12 STEM outreach, and development of equity-based and inclusive pedagogy. He received the teaching recognition award from Syracuse University in 2020 and the College Educator of the Year award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York.