This course will expose students to the application of computers and software in biological sciences. The course will introduce students to computer hardware and software. Students will be exposed to input and output devices, Windows operating system and others. They will learn how to manage files in Windows and MS office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc). Students will be exposed to word processing, presentations in PowerPoint and use of Excel for basic analyses and graphical presentations. Students will also be introduced to the use of the Internet and search engines for information retrieval on the web. Statistical packages (SPSS, MINITAB, GENSTAT etc) for data analyses will be introduced to students. Graphic packages, such as SIGMA STAT/PLOT, will also be introduced. Uses of PCs in health and medicine, modelling DNA sequencing and analysis; use of laboratory equipment interfaced with computers for data collection.