The program planned for Computer Sciences resumes the valid arguments for the achievement of the European Computer Driving Licence, a qualification recognized internationally IT designed to give students the skills to use a computer confidently and effectively. Further insights are present in the digital images and in the management of information security.This course can help to improve your understanding and efficient use of computers. The course opens up a variety of opportunities through the broad range of skills it provides.
The course will provide basic elements to let the student be able to describe individual and population based biological events through syntetic indeces. Moreover, the student should be able to identify and use elementary metodologies of analysis of numerical data.
Frontal lessons to support the slides provided by the teacher and laboratory exercises to verify the skills acquired in the use of the main softwares.
Classroom lecturers using blackboard and tracing papers
Computer Essentials: sets out essential concepts and skills relating in the field of hardware and software components, to the use of devices, file creation and management, networks and data security.
Online Essentials: sets out essential concepts and skills relating to web browsing, effective information search, online communication and e-mail.
IT Security: sets out essential concepts and skills relating to the ability to understand the main concepts underlying the secure use of ICT in daily life and to use relevant techniques and applications to maintain a secure network connection, use the Internet safely and securely, and manage data and information appropriately
Word Processing: this course provides the basis for the practice-based test in ECDL. Word Processing requires the learner to demonstrate the ability to use a word processing application to create everyday letters and documents.
Spreadsheets: this course provides the basis for the practice-based test in ECDL. Spreadsheets requires the learner to understand the concept of spreadsheets and to demonstrate an ability to use a spreadsheet to produce accurate work.
1. Measurers: numerical, ordinal and nominal
2. Descriptive measurers: central tendency and variability
3. Probability and Bayes Theorem
4. Probability distributions: binomial, Poisson and gaussian
5. Hypothesis tests and their meaning
6. Epidemiology: sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, incidence and prevalence rates
Giuseppe Chiavola
ECDL Guida all’esame per la patente del computer
Petrini Editore
Syllabus 5.0
J. Fowler, P. Jarvis, M. Chevannes "Statistica per le professioni sanitarie" Ed. EdiSES
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