On this page, you will find all the lecture slides for the course MPH-305 Computer Applications in Public Health.

Lecture 1: Introduction to Computers
Introduction and Definitions; Impact of Computers on Society; Operating Systems and Applications; Ethics; Privacy and Security

Lecture 2: Beginning Microsoft Windows XP
Logging In/Shutting Down; Understanding the Desktop; Using the Mouse and Keyboard; Starting a Program; Using and Arranging Windows; Using Files, Folders and Drives; Installing New Hardware; System Maintenance

Lecture 3: Beginning Microsoft Word 2003
Starting Microsoft Word 2003; Understanding the User Interface; Using the Mouse and Keyboard; Professional Letter and Resume

Lecture 4: Advanced Microsoft Word 2003
Templates; Styles and Sections; Formatting a Document; Typing a Research Paper/Report

Lecture 5: Typing a Report Using Word 2003, Part 1
Using Tables; Using the Report/Thesis Templates; Working with Footnotes/Endnotes; Cross-referencing

Lecture 6: Typing a Report Using Word 2003, Part 2
Using Page Numbers; Generating a Table of Contents; Creating Charts and Diagrams

Lecture 7: Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Starting PowerPoint 2003; Understanding the User Interface; Using Templates; Using the Master View; Setting up a Slide Show; Embedding Excel/SPSS Spreadsheets; Charts and Pictures; Creating Diagrams; Using Animations; General Presentation Guidelines
(We spent two classes on PowerPoint 2003.)

Lecture 8: Introduction to Networking and the Internet
Introduction to Networking; Introduction to the Internet; the World Wide Web and E-mail; Using the Campus Network

Lecture 9: Using the Internet for Research
Managing Web References; Introduction to Search Engines; Using Google's Search Services; Online Journals and CD Collections

Visit the Gapminder website for more information on Gapminder.

Watch an incredible presentation by Professor Hans Rosling of the Karolinska Institute on Gapminder at the technology conference TED here (right-click and choose Save Target As... to save to hard disk). This presentation requires that you have the QuickTime Player installed on your computer. More TED conferences can be found here.

Lecture 10: Advanced Applications in Public Health
Overview; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Speech Technologies; Management Information Systems

Download a brief Flash presentation on what GIS is: What is GIS? (right-click and choose Save Target As... to save to hard disk).

Download a video showing a demonstration of the HealthLine project being developed by the Aga Khan University, Karachi, and Carnegie-Mellon University, USA: HealthLine Demo (right-click and choose Save Target As... to save to hard disk).

You can also visit the project website of HealthLine if you like.

Keep watching this space for updates and further postings of lectures.