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An evaluation of student performance and perceptions within an integrated pharmaceutics course sequence
Bill J Bowman1, Hillary Aphaisuwan1
1Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale, 19555 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308, United States.
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning
|May 26, 2018
Summary
An integrated pharmaceutics course improved student learning and perceptions. Students excelled in areas focusing on practical skills over complex physical pharmacy concepts, indicating effective curriculum design.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Education
- Pharmaceutics
- Curriculum Design
Background:
- Pharmaceutics education integrates physical pharmacy, dosage forms, compounding, and calculations.
- A modular format was used, starting with general concepts and progressing to specific non-sterile dosage forms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe an integrated pharmaceutics course sequence design.
- To assess student performance and perceptions of the integrated sequence.
Main Methods:
- Student performance evaluated via cumulative exams and lab practicals.
- Student perceptions assessed through a 93% response rate survey.
Main Results:
- Overall student performance was adequate.
- Students performed better on assessments emphasizing basic skills over physical pharmacy.
- Most course design elements were utilized and perceived as beneficial.
Conclusions:
- The integrated course design effectively facilitated learning of pharmaceutics topics.
- The study supports the use of various design elements and offers insights for pharmaceutics education.
Keywords:
Course designPharmaceutical calculationsPharmaceuticsPharmacy compoundingStudent perceptionsStudent performanceMore Related Videos
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