Advanced Courses in Schools

Computer Courses in Finnish Schools, 1980-1995

The early history of computers in Finnish schools occurred during the period 1978–1995. In high schools, courses were officially included in the curricula in 1982, while at the upper level of comprehensive school, computer courses started in 1987. This paper describes and analyzes the challenges and results of the first wave of computer education in the Finnish school system.

Basic and Advanced Database Courses

At the beginning of the course, we explore some basic database concepts and adopt terminology. We give an overview of the most important data models. First we give brief remarks on historical network and hierarchical data models, and then we continue to investigate entity-relationship and relational data model. Only most important facts about entityrelationship model, together with some example...

Advanced trauma life support courses.

Dynamic visualization in advanced undergraduate courses

The advent of inexpensive computing technology has dramatically changed the way many mathematicians do mathematics, and the way many students and teachers learn and teach mathematics. This is an ongoing revolution, and no end is in sight. Among the many different ways that computing technology may be employed in mathematics, one of the most intriguing ones is for interactive and dynamic visuali...

Medical humanities courses becoming prerequisites in many medical schools.