Introduction to Medical Informatics

I will sum this subject up with an exchange between a student and the opening lecturer.

Lecturer: "This subject will teach you the importance of networking and IT in the health industry and how connecting information will lead to efficiency and blah blah blah..."

Student: "Will the groups and schedule be posted online?"

 Lecturer:   "No. it will be posted on paper, on a door, in the Net building, sometime soon."

Fortunately this only lasts for half a semester and consists of four parts which you will only have to do one of:

Biomedical Signalling Processing

Scientific Communication

Presentation

Biostatistics



 I choose Scientific Communication after a number of tip offs and I was happy with my choice, however I can only give advice on this. I will try and get some tips for the others choices from people who did them.

 The beauty of my choice is that there is no obligation to turn up for the oppointed lab times and all the work can be done at home.



How to pass Pick any online journal, just one, there is no need to cross reference

Pick out the key points and rewrite them in a short report

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Use the available templates and copy the formatting exactly

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Use the same key points to create a powerpoint

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Do not spend more than a few hours on your report

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Do not make a presentation more than 7 pages long

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">My work was useless in content but perfect in formatting and still got top marks

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Formatting is more important than content

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">If you copy and submit old work you will be found out and will get a 2

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">It's almost impossible to fail this subject

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<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">The exams <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">None

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Just create a report and a presentation

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The difficulties
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Reading through a dull report to find the key points

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">

<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Conclusion

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">Another throw away subject, do it and forget