INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
History of computer
Basic Definitions & Concepts
Hardware: Computer Systems & Components
Storage Devices , Number Systems
Software: Operating Systems, Programming and Application Software
Introduction to Programming, Databases and Information Systems
Networks
Data Communication
The Internet, Browsers and Search Engines
The Internet: Email, Collaborative Computing and Social Networking
The Internet: E-Commerce
IT Security and other issues
Basic Tools used in clinical Research in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Power point)
Project Week
Review Week
PRACTICAL TRAINING/LAB WORK:
Pertaining to the above topics
Assessment criteria:
This course will be evaluated from a total of 100 marks.
Final Exam = 70%%
Midterm exam = 30%
REFERENCEBOOKS:
1. Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton, 6th International Edition (McGraw HILL)
2. Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computer & Communications
by Williams Sawyer, 6th Edition (McGraw HILL)
3. Computers, Communications & information: A user's introduction by Sarah E. Hutchinson,
Stacey C. Swayer
4. Fundamentals of Information Technology by Alexis Leon, Mathewsleon Leon press.