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Students' expectations in an international Master of Science course in radiation biology.
Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 95, 233-237 (2018)
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.
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Times Cited
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Students' Expectations ; Generation Y ; Work-life-balance ; Test Formats; Portfolios
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2018
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2018
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0955-3002
e-ISSN
1362-3095
Zeitschrift
International Journal of Radiation Biology
Quellenangaben
Band: 95,
Heft: 2,
Seiten: 233-237
Verlag
Informa Healthcare
Verlagsort
2-4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Or14 4rn, Oxon, England
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
30202 - Environmental Health
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Radiation Sciences
PSP-Element(e)
G-501300-001
G-500200-001
G-500200-001
WOS ID
WOS:000461068000015
Scopus ID
85055683133
PubMed ID
30362858
Erfassungsdatum
2018-10-28