Computers in Health Science Education
Uses and How to Use Them

Reynaldo O. Joson, MD, MHA, MHPEd, MS Surg

Learning Objectives

General Objective

At the end of the self-instructional program, the health care provider and health education professional should be able to acquire the requisite elemental knowledge, skills, and attitude in using computers in learning and teaching health sciences.

Specific Objectives

At the end of the self-instructional program, using a desktop computer with a Windows95 software program, the health care provider and health education professional should be able to:

1. Identify the three hardwares of a desktop computer system.
   
2. Identify the part in a desktop computer system that carries out the wish of the user such as to print, to do word procesing, and surfing the Internet.
   
3. Turn on and off the desktop computer system.
   
4. Connect to an internet service provider.
   
5. Use a browser (either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) to surf the Internet to get information of uses of computers in health science education.
   1. Access Medline and search for abstracts.
   2. Search for webpages using a search engine.
      
6. Compose a 3-page manuscript in answer to the question - What are the uses of computers in health science education?
   
7. Type into the computer the 3-page manuscript entitled "Uses of Computers in Health Science Education" and then
   1. Save it in hard disk and floppy disk.
   2. Print it
   3. Retrieve it after closing it.
   4. Send it to the facilitator through email.
      
8. Send and retrieve an e-mail message.

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