Combs SE, Kessel C, Berberat PO, Atkinson MJ (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Book Volume: 95
Pages Range: 233-237
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1532616
Purpose: We assessed students’ expectations to a full two-year Master of Science course regarding workload, extracurricular activities, learning methods, and career plans. Materials and methods: A questionnaire was handed out to all students in the MSc radiation biology course. Questions evaluated the time for study and lectures expected a desire for specific teaching and testing formats, expectations from extracurricular activities as well as the motivation to study the subject and the future career plans. All students (100%) enrolled in the first semester were handed out and completed the questionnaire. Results: Most students had learned about the course from the internet (68.75%) or received information from teachers or professors (25%). Two students stated that all disciplines were equally relevant (25%). Others students made clear preferences: fourteen voted molecular biology (87.5%) as relevant, radiation protection in 93.75%, 81.25% consider physics the most important topic, followed by immunology (62.5%). Tutorials and lectures were preferred teaching formats. Generally, a workload of 20 hours per week is preferred. Conclusions: An ongoing feedback loop is important in designing a modern Master of Science course in the context of the Bologna process. Valuable information is given by students and should be integrated continuously in the design and continuation process.
APA:
Combs, S.E., Kessel, C., Berberat, P.O., & Atkinson, M.J. (2019). Students’ expectations in an international Master of Science course in radiation biology. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 95(2), 233-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2019.1532616
MLA:
Combs, Stephanie E., et al. "Students’ expectations in an international Master of Science course in radiation biology." International Journal of Radiation Biology 95.2 (2019): 233-237.
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