Evaluation Of Postgraduate Education By Questionnaire Results: Experience From Kocaeli University
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim: The evaluation of postgraduate education is quite important in aspect of rising the quality of scientific works and research environment of Instute. The Institute of Health Sciences of Kocaeli University (KOU HSI) is a member of ORPHEUS since 2011 and have been working on ORPHEUS labelling in order to reach world standards in postgraduate education.According to ORPHEUS criteria, It has been expressed that feedback as questionnaire from PhD candidates, Msc students or supervisor is very important in order to update or review the structure, function and quality of PhD trainin programme. In this study, the evaluation of postgraduate education by the help of feedbacks of them was aimed. Methods: Fourty four Msc students and 37 PhD candidates, totally 81 candidates enrolled to KOU HSI for one year period (2016-2017) are included into this study. A feedback questionnaire consisting open and closed ended questions was applied to all postgraduate students. Answers of paticipitants were calculated as percentages. Results: Seventy nine percent of students wanted not more than 30% of lectures involved in trainning programme would given by students and the other lectures would given by lecturers. Sixty five percent of students chosen their supervisors by theirselves and 73% of them satisfied with their supervisor. Fifty one percent of students applied to several institutions for financial support of their projects and 54% of these applications were accepted. Ninety percent of students wanted to be academician, 6% were not decided and 4% wanted to work in other area after their finished their education. All students gave positive feedbacks in evaluation of the service of Health Science Institute. Conclusions: The Institute of Health Sciences should revolve itself according to ORPHEUS standards especially in point of financial support of research projects. It was thought by the help of this study, rehabilitation and improvement in trainning programme of Institute of Health Sciences will be achieved.
Authors and Affiliations
Sema Aşkın Keçeli, Fatma Zehra Duymaz
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP574236
- DOI 10.30934/kusbed.338170
- Views 58
- Downloads 0
Evaluatıon of the Level of Knowledge on Occupatıonal Health and Safety and Health Status of a Trade Unıon Workplace Representatıve Women Workers
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the general and occupational health status of a trade union workplace representative women workers, the level of knowledge on occupational health and safety (OHS), and the co...
Evaluatıon of Dıgıtal Mammography Devıce Qualıty Control Measurements and Image Qualıty
Objective: In this study, we aimed to establish a standard protocol of measurements by taking quality control tests belonging to digital mammography devices widely used in our country. Breast cancer occurs in glandular t...
MONOKLONAL ANTİKOR TEKNOLOJİSİ’NİN DÜNÜ, BUGÜNÜ VE GELECEĞİ
20. yy başlarında Paul Erlich “sihirli mermi” (magic bullet) teorisini öne sürdüğünde elinde yalnızca Emil von Behring ile Kitasato Shibasaburō’nın hümoral immünitenin varlığına dair yapmış oldukları çalışmanın verileri...
BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ SAĞLIK DAVRANIŞLARININ İNCELENMESİ
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmen adaylarının sağlık davranış düzeylerini belirlemektir. Yöntem: Bunun için 2013–2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kocaeli Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulun...
Multiple Correspondence Analysis in Health Sciences and Application
Objective: Categorical variables are frequently used in studies related to health sciences. Methods that used in the analysis of studies having such type of data, in some cases may be insufficient and it is also difficul...