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The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
IUS/07 ,MED/42 ,MED/43
8
A/B/C
MED/09 ,MED/34 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/08
Prova finale
7
E
-

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Teaching code

4S000162

Credits

2

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

INF/01 - INFORMATICS

Period

LOGO 2^ ANNO - 2^ SEMESTRE dal Feb 1, 2017 al Mar 17, 2017.

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the functioning of a computer and on archiving and management of health data. Students will use the spreadsheet for data synthesis and representation, and they will retrieve information from bibliographic databases.

Program

1) Basic IT concepts
- functioning of a computer
- hardware, operating system, software
- binary logic
2) Archiving and management of health data
- data sources
- construction of a questionnaire
- data coding
- data matrix (table)
- identification keys
3) Using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
- loading data
- formatting
- cell formats
- using and creating formulas
- descriptive statistics
- graphs
4) Retrieval of bibliographic information from PubMed
- boolean operators
- simple search
- complex search
- Single Citation Matcher
- Medical Subject Headings

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Corrao, Salvatore Conoscere e usare Pubmed : guida al più noto sistema di ricerca bibliografica in campo biomedico Il pensiero scientifico 2008 978-88-490-0256-0
Villani S, Borrelli P Excel & Statistica Medica Medea s.r.l. Pavia 2013
Storchi, Mario R. La nuova ECDL più full standard Edizioni Manna 2016 978-88-87752-95-3
Bassi, Chiara Pubmed : istruzioni per l’uso Il Pensiero scientifico 2010 978-88-490-0335-2

Examination Methods

Practical computer exercise and written test.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE