Explains how useful scientific information is obtained from large data sets.
Explains how a workplace laboratory records and processes large datasets of scientific information and the type of data collected.
Explains how this meets customer needs and how it ensures traceability e.g. signatures, unique computer logins.
Explains how the information collected is transformed into a useful form for the customer.
Analyses how different workplace laboratories store and manage scientific information.
Analyses how different workplace laboratories communicate with each other and with external customers or regulatory bodies, explaining the purpose of doing so.
Comments on whether the way in which the information is communicated is fit for purpose and how it could improve.
Explains and contrast the benefits and the issues involved in obtaining, organizing, retrieving, pooling, and sharing specific types of scientific information e.g. drug test results.
Explains the ethical and bioethical considerations associated with the storage of scientific information that may be made available to a third party e.g. healthcare records.
Evaluates the challenges of storing and communicating large quantities of scientific information so that it can be retrieved and used.