Experience of Online Learning the Elective Course “Competency-Based Approach in Pharmacy Education” in Bogomolets National Medical University

Tetiana Reva, Yaroslava Pushkarova and Oksana Chkhalo

European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 2021, vol. 2, issue 6, 45-48

Abstract: The article focuses on the experience of online learning the elective course “Competency-based approach in Pharmacy education” for pharmacy students of the first year of study at the Bogomolets National Medical University. Course was designed to discuss actual information on the development of competency-oriented higher pharmaceutical education in Ukraine and increase Ukrainian students’ understanding of actual role of the pharmacist as health care professional. The 3.2-credit hours elective course consisted of five lectures (ten hours), ten seminars (twenty hours) and independent work of students (sixty-six hours). The article represents information about the structure of the course and its online form organizing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021 academic year. There were 162 students enrolled in this course. The course was evaluated using student evaluation survey. Overall, students felt that the course was educational, engaging, and well organized with effective delivery of material. This elective course was successfully conducted achieving the high level learning outcomes and was well received by the students.

Keywords: Competency; distance learning; education; elective course; pharmacist (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.6.181

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