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Informatics (GYTKKAM031)

Faculty of Pharmacy, 2019/2020
2nd semester

COURSE INFORMATION

Practice: 2 lessons per week
Course code: GYTKKAM031
Form of examination: evaluation
Year/semester: 1st year, 2nd semester
Credits: 2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The aim of the Informatics course is to educate students for the use of modern information technologies for effective work in life sciences. The students will acquire practical knowledge and basic skills required in biomedical data processing, document management, presentation and in various areas of computer communication.

Syllabus

  1. General information, hardware and software environment of the practice, CooSpace
  2. Introduction to spreadsheets using MS Excel (importing, data validation, autofill, references)
  3. Evaluation of medical data with spreadsheets (calculations, functions, basic statistics, real mathematical functions)
  4. Evaluation of medical data with spreadsheets (conditional and logical functions, text data, lookups)
  5. Evaluation of medical data with spreadsheets (sorting, filtering, large databases)
  6. Evaluation and presentation of medical data with spreadsheets (charts, linear regression, pivot table)
  7. 1st practical test
  8. Medical data on the web. Creating online surveys and forms
  9. Creating a scientific presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Mentimeter)
  10. Documents, formatting large documents (styles, table of contents, figures and captions, list of figures)
  11. Advanced document editing (header, footer, footnote, endnote, cross reference, references)
  12. 2nd practical test
  13. Conclusion remarks, discussion of practical marks, retake

All handouts for the practicals will be available on the CooSpace scene.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE

a./ Interim evaluation: during the semester student have to pass two practical tests (each maximum 100 points). Bonus points with a maximum 10 points can be awarded by the practical teacher for individual work.

b./ Requirement for the completion of the course: Participation in the practices. Passing both practical tests.

Retake is possible at the end of the semester on the last practice.
Grades of the course are determined as follows:
  •     0–100 points: failed (1)
  • 101–125 points: passed (2)
  • 126–150 points: accepted (3)
  • 151–175 points: good (4)
  • 176–200 points: excellent (5)