Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Epidemiology and statistics (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S01896
Credits
8
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- Epidemiology and statistics - STATISTICA MEDICA E EPIDEMIOLOGIA of the course Master's degree in Nursing and Obstetrics
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
Module: SISTEMI DI GESTIONE INFORMATIZZATA DEI DATI NELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI
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Give an advanced knowledge and metodology of information systems used in enterprises and database implementation.
Implement an actual database throgh an office application.
Module: STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE
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Module: STATISTICA MEDICA ED EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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The course aims to provide some knowledge of the subject, in order to give to the student the capacity to calculate and interpret some descriptive and inferential statistics, including those most common in the scientific literature.
Module: METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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Program
Module: SISTEMI DI GESTIONE INFORMATIZZATA DEI DATI NELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI
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Data, information and computer representation of information. Binary logic and advanced server architecture used in organizations: RAID technology, business continuity, disaster recovery.
Project of a database: requirements analysis, conceptual project, logical project, implementation.
ER Entity-Relationship model.
Redundancy and integrity in a database.
Implemetation of a database: SQL language, SQL query.
Examples and exercises.
Utilization of opensource "Base" application in the Open/Libre Office suite and implementaion. Students can choose also Microsoft Access.
Italian legislative decree n.196/2003 and B annex: personal data handling and data security. Holder, Responsible, Appointee of data handling. Minimum security measures.
Module: STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE
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Module: STATISTICA MEDICA ED EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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Probability distribution
Normal distribution
Standard normal distribution table for computing the area under the curve
Inferential statistic
Confidence intervals
Confidence intervals with small samples: the t distribution
Introduction to the hypothesis tests
Hypothesis test of a single mean
Paired sample t-test
One-tailed and two-tailed hypothesis test
Comparison of two means
Type I and Type II errors, power of test
Correlation: Pearson correlation coefficient.
The regression analysis.
Module: METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Jekel JF, Katz DL, Elmore JG, Wild DMG | Epidemiologia, Biostatistica e Medicina Preventiva | Elsevier-Masson | 2009 | ||
| Verlato G, Zanolin ME | Esercizi di Statistica Medica, Informatica ed Epidemiologia | Libreria Cortina Editrice, Verona | 2000 | ||
| Colton T | Statistica in medicina | Piccin Editore, Padova | 1991 | ||
| Fowler J, Jarvis P, Chevannes M | Statistica per le Professioni Sanitarie | EdiSES srl, Napoli | 2006 |
Examination Methods
Module: SISTEMI DI GESTIONE INFORMATIZZATA DEI DATI NELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI
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Written exam and oral presentation of a database project.
Module: STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE
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Module: STATISTICA MEDICA ED EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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The final evaluation of the profit will be made through a written test with exercises; if this test is passed, then an oral interview will be carried out.
Module: METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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