The document discusses various topics related to informatics including information technology literacy, uses of IT for different purposes, an overview of IT concepts and changes in technology over time. It also addresses knowledge and skills needed for higher education including using the internet, academic writing, databases and repositories. Additionally, it covers social informatics topics like responsible use of computers, open source software and health and safety issues. Managing data through appropriate software for analysis and presentation is also summarized. Finally, the document introduces R as a free software for statistical computing and graphics.