Learning outcomes and program-level evaluation in a four-year undergraduate pharmacy curriculum

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hubball, Harry ^a   Burt, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Learning outcomes; Pedagogy; Program evaluation; Undergraduate curriculum reform

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDAGOGICS; PHARMACY STUDENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 36148965600     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj710590     Document Type: Article

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