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. They will be exposed to input and output devices, Windows and MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and uses 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. Uses of PCs interfaced with laboratory equipment will also be discussed.