Bøker av Alan Gillies

This practical hand book is designed to help small and slightly larger businesses look after their information and the information they hold on behalf of customers, clients and employees.It covers the Data Protection Act and other similar legislation, standards for data protection (BS10012) and information security (ISO27001) and is designed to help companies highlight their risks, weaknesses and threats.

Software Quality: Theory and Management has been in print around the world since 1992. After the publisher accidentally removed it from the European market in 1998, it continued to sell well in South East Asia and has to date sold over 10,000 copies world-wide. Originally used with BSc and MSc students at the University of Salford, previous editions have been used as a textbook in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.However, the contents of the second edition look sadly dated by now, and even core concepts such as development methodologies have moved on substantially.Therefore, I have decided to produce a third edition which has been updated in both content and method of delivery.

This book has been written as a response to the increasing polarisation of the public debate between science and religion. On one side of the debate, there are the "aggressive atheists", who claim to represent Science. On the other you have religious fundamentalists, who amongst other things insist on the literal truth of Scriptural writings.This view ignores a huge constituency or people with more moderate views: scientists inspired by a sense of wonder at what they discover in their daily work, religious adherents who hold much more tolerant and inclusive views of the world, or indeed agnostics who either hold no strong view or acknowledge that they simply "don't know".Many people look to science or religion for answers because they feel uncertain about the future. They want nice simple answers that make them feel secure. This book will not provide simple answers. It will try to follow Einstein's advice that "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

This text examines the varied assumptions that underpin different views of what makes a good health care system and compares three national systems from the UK, Australia and Canada.

Suitable for those involved in public speaking, this guide addresses a group of people in a range of situations including: lecturing as part of your day job; presenting research findings to your academic peers; and presenting to potential future colleagues as part of an interview process.

Immunisation is one of the few preventive interventions of undoubted and proven effectiveness

Aimed at all those involved in primary care, this book sets out the information organizations and individuals in primary care will need and what systems are required to deliver them and how to set them up. It includes case studies, exercises and lists to summarize key points.