This document provides an overview of an introductory health informatics course. It introduces the teaching team - Michael Millar, the course instructor, Kristy Munroe and Sarah Sawaya, the course mentors. It asks students to introduce themselves and provides background on the instructors. It discusses why information and communication technology (ICT) is important in healthcare, noting that healthcare relies on accurate information. The document outlines the plan for the course term, which is to help students understand how ICT systems work and the complexities of ICT implementation in healthcare. It indicates that course collaboration will occur via Slack rather than Blackboard/Quercus.