This document outlines the course objectives, content, and schedule for a Medical Social Science postgraduate course on the use of computers and statistics. The 12-week course aims to provide an understanding of using computers and statistics in medical social fields and other clinically related areas. It covers basic computer principles, software, data interpretation, analysis, and the appropriate statistical methods and tests to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. The course will be taught through lectures, tutorials, assignments, and computer lab practical sessions over 2-hour weekly sessions. Students will be assessed through continuous assessments and a final exam.

1. FAKULTI PERUBATAN
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
SARJANA KERJA SOSIAL PERUBATAN
SESI 2012/2013
FK7322-PENGUNAAN KOMPUTER DAN STATISTIK
SINOPSIS KURSUS:
Matlamat kursus ini ialah untuk memberi kefahaman dan pengetahuan terhadap kegunaan komputer dan statististik di
dalam bidang sosial perubatan dan bidang-bidang lain yang berkaitan secara klinikal. Kursus ini juga meliputi
prinsip-prinsip asas pengkomputeraan, perisian-perisian komputer, mengintepretasi dan menganalisa data-data.
OBJEKTIF:
Pada akhir kursus ini calon semestinya berupaya:
1. Menghuraikan istilah-istilah asas yang digunakan dalam pengkomputeraan.
2. Mengetahui jenis-jenis komputer dan bahasa-bahasa yang digunakan dalam pengkomputeraan.
3. Menyenaraikan perisian-perisian lain yang biasa digunakan (Word, Excel dll).
4. Menggunakan komputer dalam pencarian maklumat.
5. Memiliki kemahiran dalam menggunakan perisian-perisian berikut:
- Powerpoint
- SPSS
6. Mengolah dan menyaji data.
7. Menggunakan kaedah mengikhtisarkan data yang sesuai.
8. Menggunakan ujian statistik yang sesuai untuk menganalisa data kualitatif dan kuantitatif.
9. Menggunakan ujian tak berparameter sesuai dengan ciri-ciri data yang diperolehi.
CARA PENGAJARAN
Kursus akan dijalankan secara kuliah, tutorials, tugasan dan praktikal di makmal komputer.
Terdapat 2 sesi setiap minggu yang berlansung selama 2 jam bagi setiap sessi. Kuliah akan diberi pada sesi pertama
dan diikuti dengan tutorial atau praktikal di sesi kedua (rujuk jadual).
Sesi pertama: Selasa: 8.30 – 10.30am
Sesi kedua: Khamis: 8.30 – 10.30am
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2. ANGGOTA PENGAJAR:
Penyelaras: Dr Norfazilah binti Ahmad (003-355 1610: ah.fazilah@gmail.com)
Pensyarah: PM Dr Azmi bin Mohd Tamil
Dr Mohd Rohaizat bin Hassan
Dr Azmawati binti Mohammed Nawi
PENILAIAN
Kursus akan dinilai secara penilaian berterusan dan peperiksaan akhir.
Penilaian berterusan (40%) :1 = Ujian mini (10%)
:1 = Laporan ’Take Home exercise’ (10%)
;1 = Pembentangan individu/kumpulan ’Take Home exercise’ (20%)
Peperiksaan akhir (60%) :Ujian bertulis (40%)
:OBA (20%)
RUJUKAN
1. Kirkwood B.R(1988) Essentials of Medical Statistics. Blackwell Scientific Publication. Oxford London
2. Sabin C. & Petrie A.(2005). Medical Statistics at a Glance. 2nd Ed. Blackwell Publishing USA
3. Md Idris M.N. Asas Statistik dan Penyelidikan Perubatan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
4. Dawson B& Trapp R.G (2004). Basic and Clinical Biostatistics. 4th Ed. Mc Graw Hill, New York.
5. Y.H. Chan, 2003-2005. Basic Statistics For Doctors Series. Singapore Medical Journal. Freely available
from http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/
• 101: Data Presentation (June 2003)
• 102: Quantitative Data - Parametric & Non-Parametric Tests (August 2003)
• 103: Qualitative Data - Tests of Independence (October 2003)
• 104: Correlational Analysis (December 2003)
• 201: Linear Regression Analysis (Feb 2004)
6. T. D. V. Swinscow, 2001. Statistics At Square One. BMJ Publishing Group; 10th edition. Freely available
from http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/collections/statsbk/index.shtml
7. Azmi MT, 1999. SPSS for Medical Statistics (online resource in Malay). http://161.142.92.104/spss/
8. Azmi MT, 2000. Excel for Medical Statistics (online resource in Malay). http://161.142.92.104/excel
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3. Week/Date Course Topics Lecturer
Week 1 Entrance Examination
Join Basic
11 & 13 Sept Basic Probability Medical
• Basic concept of probability Statistics classes
• Probability law
Normal Probability Distribution Join Basic
Week 2 • Normal distribution Medical
• Standard error and confidence interval Statistics classes
18 & 20 Sept • Standardized normal curve
Binomial and Poisson Probability Distribution
• Definition and usage of binomial distribution
• Poisson distribution
Week 3 Basic concept of study design Join Basic
• Sample size Medical
25 & 27 Sept Statistics classes
Computer I (Sample size)
Summarizing data: Statistical index for data
Week 4 • Variable definition Join Basic
• Variable measurement Medical
2 & 4 Oct • To describe the centre of a distribution Statistics classes
• To describe the variability of a distribution
• Presenting data into tables
• Presenting data into graphs
Computer II (SPSS)
Statistical data management
- data file preparation
- variables determination
- type/format/missing
- variable label and value
-data entry, edit, delete, merge and file split
Week 5 Computer III (SPSS) Join Basic
- Data exploration Medical
9 & 11 Oct -data cleaning Statistics classes
-data exploration
-descriptive statistics
Practical 1 Discussion
Week 6 Basic Hypothesis Join Basic
• Basic concept of hypothesis testing Medical
16 & 18 Oct • Hypothesis testing method Statistics classes
Statistical Test for Quantitative Data I
- Student’s T Test
- paired T Test
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4. Statistical Test for Quantitative Data II Join Basic
Week 7 - ANOVA (analysis of variance) Medical
- proportionate test Statistics classes
23 & 25 Oct
Practical 2
Week 8 Statistical Test for Quantitative Data III Join Basic
Correlation and Linear Regression Medical
30 Oct & 1 Nov • Simple linear regression Statistics classes
• Pearson correlation coefficient
Computer IV (SPSS)
• T-Tests
• Correlation
• Regression
Practical 3 Join Basic
Week 9 Medical
Statistics Test for Qualitative Data I Statistics classes
6 & 8 Nov • Chi-square test
• Yates Correction
• McNemar chi-square test
• Fisher exact test
Mid Semester Break (10-18 Nov)
Week 10 Statistics Test for Qualitative Data II Join Basic
• Mantel and Hanszel chi-square test Medical
20 & 22 Nov • Chi-square test for trend Statistics classes
Statistical Test for Quantitative Data IV
• Mann Whitney & Wilcoxon sum rank test
• Kruskal Wallis test
• Wilcoxon signed rank test
• Spearman Correlation
Week 11 Computer V Join Basic
Qualitative Data Analysis Medical
27 & 29 Nov Statistics classes
Practical 4
Week 12 Introduction to Computer software (ie Microsoft Office) Dr Norfazilah
“Take Home Exercise” : tasks distribution
4 & 6 Dec
Minitest 1 (MCQ)
“Take Home Exercise” : preparation Dr Norfazilah
Week 13
“Take Home Exercise” : preparation
11 & 13 Dec
“Take Home Exercise” : presentation Dr Norfazilah
Week 14
“Take Home Exercise” : presentation
18 & 20 Dec
Revision Week (22- 31 Dec)
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5. Examination Week (2-18 Jan 2013)
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