- Docente: Luciana Ridolfi
- Credits: 1
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (cod. 8488)
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from Dec 03, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students must have acquired skills that extend and reinforce the operational and research methods specific to nursing and midwifery sciences acquired in the first cycle in relation to the use of computer systems and database management.
Course contents
Introduction to healthcare data
Introduction to operational tools and methods for optimizing daily clinical and organizational practice
Tools for healthcare data management
Spreadsheets (e.g., Excel): from the basics (formatting, formulas, and simple charts) to more advanced functions for data analysis and visualization (pivot tables, advanced charts) to communicate results to managers and patients.
Readings/Bibliography
Material provided by the lecturer
Teaching methods
Interactive mode with laboratory exercises (with the possibility of using your own laptop).
Assessment methods
The examination aims to assess the achievement of learning objectives through the application of knowledge and skills related to the study programme.
The examination is written and is graded on a scale of 30.
Final grade scale:
Ability to sufficiently apply the basic functions and concepts of the subject →18-22;
Practical and conceptual ability to apply pivot tables → 23-26;
Ability to apply advanced functions and conceptual understanding → 27-30L
Teaching tools
Personal computer, with the option of using your own device.
Office hours
See the website of Luciana Ridolfi
SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.