Unit PHYSICAL, STATISTICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

MEDICAL PHYSICS

Code	GP003900
CFU	2
Teacher	Christian Paolo Luca Fulcheri
Teachers	Christian Paolo Luca Fulcheri
Hours	24 ore - Christian Paolo Luca Fulcheri
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	FIS/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italiano
Educational objectives	Conoscenza di base della fisica e delle metodologie fisiche che hanno particolare rilevanza in ambito sanitario e nella professione di Tecnico di Laboratorio Biomedico.
Prerequisites	Non ci sono pre-requisiti per questo insegnamento.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Code	GP003897
CFU	2
Teacher	Simonetta Pallottelli
Teachers	Simonetta Pallottelli
Hours	16 ore - Simonetta Pallottelli
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	INF/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	italian
Contents	General structure, origins and evolution of a computer. Hw and Sw. Notes on computer security. Personal Computer. Office Automation. Software applications for statistics and mathematics.
Reference texts	• Introduzione ai sistemi informatici (5/ed) , Donatella Sciuto, Giacomo Buonanno e Luca Mari, McGraw-Hill • Informatica Medica, A. Rosotti, McGraw-Hill • Principles of Computer Science, Paul Tymann, Carl Reynolds, McGraw-Hill • Materiale vario per approfondimenti, esercizi e slides delle lezioni sono distribuiti on-line sul sito di e-learning http://www.unistudium.unipg.it
Educational objectives	The course provides the basic concepts and tools of computer science, the acquisition of skills of individual software applications, to support the study and research in the sciences. The student should use the computer so knowledgeable and efficient.
Prerequisites	none
Teaching methods	Theoretical lessons in the classroom and practical lessons in the laboratory.
Other information	Use of e-learning platform http://www.unistudium.unipg.it
Learning verification modality	Written and oral examination regarding the subjects covered in all 4 modules of the class. The written test consists in 5 closed answer quizzes for each one of the 4 modules in the class program, for a total of 20 questions. The test duration is 30 minutes. Following the written test, an oral examination is requested that lasts about 15 minutes. The objective of both tests is that of verifying the level of understanding acquired by the students in the 4 class modules and in his/her capability to analyze simple practical oriented problems. The oral examination also test the capability of the student to synthetize 1 or 2 topics covered in the class program.
Extended program	(General structure, origins and evolution of a computer. Hw and Sw. Notes on computer security. Personal Computer. Office Automation. Software applications for statistics and mathematics.)

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS

Code	GP003898
CFU	2
Teacher	Paolo Carbone
Teachers	Paolo Carbone
Hours	20 ore - Paolo Carbone
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	ING-INF/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Electrical and electronic measurements
Contents	Fundamentals of metrology and biomedical electronical instrumentation.
Reference texts	Handouts provided by the module instructor and available on the Course website. Moreover, the following book might be considered as a reference text (original English version available) : Strumentazione biomedica. Progetto ed applicazioni John Webster ISBN-10: 8879596640 ISBN-13: 978-8879596640
Educational objectives	At the end of this class students will have - Knowledge of metrology fundamentals. - Basic knowledge of electronic and biomedical instrumentation.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Frontal lecture.
Other information	Information about available services for people with disabilities and/or with learning disabilities, see: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality	Written and oral examination regarding the subjects covered in all 4 modules of this class. The written test consists in 5 closed answer quizzes for each one of the 4 modules in the class program, for a total of 20 questions. The test duration is 30 minutes. Following the written test, an oral examination is requested that lasts about 15 minutes. The objective of both tests is that of verifying the level of understanding acquired by the students in the 4 class modules and in his/her capability to analyze simple practical oriented problems. The oral examination also test the capability of the student to synthetize 1 or 2 topics covered in the class program.
Extended program	Fundamentals of measurement theory: models, uncertainties, errors, International systems of units, uncertainty propagation law and related norms. Instrument calibration. Accreditation and certification in Italy and in the world. Electrical quantities and their properties. Fundamentals of electrical circuits. Sensors Biomedical signals. Electronic instrumentation. Fundamentals of biomedical electronic instrumentation.

MEDICAL STATISTICS

Code	GP003899
CFU	2
Teacher	Donatella Siepi
Teachers	Donatella Siepi
Hours	24 ore - Donatella Siepi
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	MED/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Contents	Generalità sulla statistica e suo impiego in Medicina. Scopi e metodi dell’analisi statistica. Elementi di statistica descrittiva. Metodologia della Ricerca : Epidemiologia e Clinical Trials Definizione e teorie di probabilità. Curve ROC e loro interpretazione.
Educational objectives	L'obiettivo principale dell'insegnamento consiste nel fornire agli studenti le basi per conoscere i fondamenti di Statistica ed il loro utilizzo. Alla fine del corso lo studente dovrà possedere le nozioni necessarie per comprendere gli elementi di statistica descrittiva utilizzati durante il Corso di Studio e riscontrabili nella letteratura scientifica, organizzare, elaborare, interpretare dati scientifici e comunicare idoneamente le relative informazioni di sintesi ottenute.
Prerequisites	Non ci sono prerequisiti per questo insegnamento