Nursing and Midwifery Sciences REPLICA B - LAZIO SUD

ELECTRONIC SHEET - Basic Concepts Formatting Types of data Filters Functions Absolute and relative references Conditional formatting Summary graphs ELECTRONIC SHEET - Descriptive Statistics Analysis Data arrays Qualitative and quantitative variables Frequency distributions Pivot Tables Reclassification of continuous quantitative variables Synthesis measures Relationship between two quantitative variables Correlation INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATABASE Database and relational system A database management system: ACCESS Design of databases with one table and with several tables Examples of elaboration of health data bases (hospitalizations, health emergencies ...) Data selection query notes on Boolean algebra main aggregation functions HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Basic knowledge of individual productivity software and the MS Windows operating system is useful.

Documentation, exercises and slides prepared by the teacher are sufficient to achieve complete mastery of the topics covered. Any supplementary texts proposed: Excel & medical statistics. Practical guide for the health professions. Villani Simona; Paola Borrelli Databases and SQL language A. Lorenzi, D. Rossi Publisher Atlas

Traditional frontal teaching at the premises identified by the University. The course lasts 24 hours divided into six 4-hour lessons. During the lectures, the presentation of the expected topics is expected, accompanied by interactions with the students and practical exercises. The first three lessons will be organized for topics related to spreadsheet and descriptive statistics. The following lessons to the treatment of the main health information systems and databases.

The written test will take place face to face and includes multiple choice questions on topics of the course. Optionally and for special cases, the written test could be supplemented by an interview. The objective of the test is to verify that the student has acquired the tools for using the spreadsheet with particular references to descriptive statistics as well as knowing how to design and implement simple databases with reference to the conceptual logic of health information systems. The weight of the test is one quarter of the final evaluation of the Research Methodology exam.

Traditional frontal teaching at the premises identified by the University. The course lasts 24 hours divided into six 4-hour lessons. During the lectures, the presentation of the expected topics is expected, accompanied by interactions with the students and practical exercises. The first three lessons will be organized for topics related to spreadsheet and descriptive statistics. The following lessons to the treatment of the main health information systems and databases.