An introduction to data and information in health and social care
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What this course is about
  • 2 Daily life and computers
    • 2.1 A day in the life
    • 2.2 Data and information
    • 2.3 Health and social care providers care records
  • 3 Sensing data and turning it into something usable
    • 3.1 Human beings, data, signs and symbols
    • 3.2 Data and information
    • 3.3 What does this have to do with computers?
  • 4 Computers as tools for finding
    • 4.1 Where am I and how do I get to …?
      • 4.1.1 Maps
      • 4.1.2 Geographical data
      • 4.1.3 Global positioning system (GPS)
    • 4.2 Finding information: the internet
      • 4.2.1 Search engines: what are they?
      • 4.2.2 Using the web more effectively
      • 4.2.3 Using a search engine more effectively
  • 5 Genetic databases and disease
    • 5.1 What is DNA?
    • 5.2 The human genome
      • 5.2.1 Screening for genetic defects
  • 6 COVID-19 and the importance of data and technology as a tool
  • 7 Controlling things; selling things
    • 7.1 Controlling things
      • 7.1.1 The user interface
      • 7.1.2 Choosing programs and parameters
      • 7.1.3 Ensuring safety
      • 7.1.4 Controlling the machine
    • 7.2 Technology and change
      • 7.2.1 Using a sales website
      • 7.2.2 Database servers
      • 7.2.3 Security: are my credit card details safe?
    • 7.3 Summary
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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