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Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university

Institutions of higher learning are working hard to provide effective, high quality educational programs. Meanwhile, potential students are also looking at “quality” as a metric to help make their decisions about which college to join. Mechanisms to evaluate the quality of higher education offered i...

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Main Authors: Al-Efan, Qais Muhammad Ahmad, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Awaisu, Ahmed, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
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L Education (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.16692016-03-10T04:01:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1669/ Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university Al-Efan, Qais Muhammad Ahmad Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Awaisu, Ahmed Abdul Razak, Tariq Ab Rahman, Jamalludin L Education (General) Institutions of higher learning are working hard to provide effective, high quality educational programs. Meanwhile, potential students are also looking at “quality” as a metric to help make their decisions about which college to join. Mechanisms to evaluate the quality of higher education offered in universities are already available. This study aimed to determine students’ attitudes and opinions regarding the pharmacy curriculum at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). A survey instrument was administered to all final year bachelor of pharmacy (BPharm) students. Forty students (93%) completed and returned the survey. The majority of students (75%) expressed their satisfaction regarding the curriculum in general. Most students (74%) were also satisfied with the courses offered by the department of pharmacy practice. However, students were not satisfied with certain issues such as overlapping of some pharmacy practice courses, and the inclusion of the Malaysian language course in the BPharm curriculum. Penerbit USM 2009 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1669/1/Students%27_perspectives_on_pharmacy_curriculum_in_a_Malaysian_university.pdf Al-Efan, Qais Muhammad Ahmad and Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki and Awaisu, Ahmed and Abdul Razak, Tariq and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin (2009) Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university. Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 125-136. ISSN 2180-429X http://web.usm.my/mjps/vol_7-2.html
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic L Education (General)
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Al-Efan, Qais Muhammad Ahmad
Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki
Awaisu, Ahmed
Abdul Razak, Tariq
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university
description Institutions of higher learning are working hard to provide effective, high quality educational programs. Meanwhile, potential students are also looking at “quality” as a metric to help make their decisions about which college to join. Mechanisms to evaluate the quality of higher education offered in universities are already available. This study aimed to determine students’ attitudes and opinions regarding the pharmacy curriculum at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). A survey instrument was administered to all final year bachelor of pharmacy (BPharm) students. Forty students (93%) completed and returned the survey. The majority of students (75%) expressed their satisfaction regarding the curriculum in general. Most students (74%) were also satisfied with the courses offered by the department of pharmacy practice. However, students were not satisfied with certain issues such as overlapping of some pharmacy practice courses, and the inclusion of the Malaysian language course in the BPharm curriculum.
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author Al-Efan, Qais Muhammad Ahmad
Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki
Awaisu, Ahmed
Abdul Razak, Tariq
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
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Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki
Awaisu, Ahmed
Abdul Razak, Tariq
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
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title Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university
title_short Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university
title_full Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university
title_fullStr Students’ perspectives on pharmacy curriculum in a Malaysian university
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publisher Penerbit USM
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