SUBJECT

Title

Information technology in health research

Type of instruction

practical

Level

master

Credits

4

Recommended in

Semester 1

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

The course covers advanced data storage, management (spreadsheets) software for health care research.

Topics include:

  • types of data storage,
  • spreadsheets as a data storage,
  • working with data
    • cells, rows, ranges, sheets, workbooks
    • formatting cells, ranges, tables
    • built in styles, custom number formats
    • using basic functions, string, mathematical, statistical etc.
    • visualisation, creating, modifying graphs
    • inserting pictures and other objects
    • advanced functions
    • data validation, data protection
    • data analysing
      • solver
      • goal seeking
      • Pivot tables
    • linking workbooks, external linking
  • programming Excel with VBA
    • creating custom functions
    • using macros
    • user forms, user controls
  • collecting data from other data sources
    • internet, text, xml file
    • sql databases
      • sql queries
Readings

John Walkenbach Microsoft Excel 2013 Bible, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 2013