College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Nov 10;75(9):184. doi: 10.5688/ajpe759184.
To implement and evaluate a curriculum development seminar in which graduate students experienced circumstances that occur when faculty members develop and attempt to secure colleague approval for a curriculum.
Learning activities for the graduate seminar included classroom lectures, active learning, and a group project in which simulated faculty committees created new curriculums for the pharmacy practice department's 3 research areas.
Responses on pre- and post-seminar surveys indicated that graduate students' self-confidence in their ability to conduct key curriculum development activities increased (p < 0.05). In a post-seminar focus group, graduate students stated that they valued participating in the faculty simulation, learning about curriculum development and research programs other than their own, and collaborating with their peers.
A curriculum development faculty simulation was an effective tool for preparing graduate students for curriculum development responsibilities and generated valuable documents that the department could use in the revision of the 3 pharmacy practice graduate school curricula.
实施并评估一门课程开发研讨会,让研究生体验教师在开发课程并试图获得同事认可时所面临的情况。
研究生研讨会的学习活动包括课堂讲座、主动学习以及一个小组项目,模拟教师委员会为药学实践系的 3 个研究领域创建新课程。
在研讨会前后的调查中,研究生对自己开展关键课程开发活动能力的自信心有所提高(p<0.05)。在研讨会后的焦点小组中,研究生表示,他们重视参与教师模拟,了解自己以外的课程开发和研究项目,并与同龄人合作。
课程开发教师模拟是培养研究生承担课程开发职责的有效工具,并生成了该系在修订 3 个药学实践研究生院课程时可以使用的有价值的文件。