Quality Assurance Accreditation Project QAAP in faculty of medicine Expected outcomes: Course specification

1. Quality Assurance & Accreditation Project (QAAP)in faculty of medicineExpected outcomes: Course specification Ahmad Makhlouf Professor, OB/GYN Faculty of medicine

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4. What are we doing now The complete ILOs for the programme have been given, So that the courses comprising the programme can be justified by the programme ILOs which they satisfy. Each ILO was given a code or number so that it can be easily referred to

5. Academic Standards Intended learning outcomes Curricula Student assessment Student achievement Quality of Learning Opportunities Teaching and learning Student support Learning resources Research and Other Scholarly Activity Community Involvement The Effectiveness of Quality Management and Enhancement

6. GUIDLINES FOR COMPILING A COURSE SPECIFICATION

8. Academic program It is a series of courses that have both theoretical and practical components and are designed to prepare students as physicians. Academic programs typically involve several years of study, allowing time and opportunities for learners to develop essential competencies . Upon successful completion of an academic program, graduates normally receive a degree, certificate,

9. The institution should have a file for each course "Course File" containing the course specification, samples of previous examination sheets, results of student evaluation of the course any other relevant information. GUIDLINES FOR COMPLETINGA COURSE SPECIFICATION

10. Course Specification

11. 1- Programme Title 2- Department offering the programme(s) 3- Department responsible for the course 4- Course Code 5- Year / Level 6- No. of hours/units 7- Authorization date of course specification Basic Information

12. A- Basic Information Title: Code: Credit Hours: Lecture: Tutorial: Practicals: Total: TEMPLATES FOR COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

13. Professional Information

14. 1- Course Aims 2- Intended Learning Outcomes from the Course 3- Course Content: 4- Teaching and Learning Methods 5- Student Assessment 6- List of Text Books and References 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning Professional Information

15. Professional Information 1 - Overall Aims of Course .................. .................. .................. 2 -Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (I LOs) Knowledge and Understanding: a1- ............................................................. a2- ............................................................. a3- ............................................................. Intellectual Skills b1- .......... b2- ........... b3- ........... Professional and Practical Skills c1-. .......... c2- ............ c3- ........... General and Transferable Skills d1- ........... d2- ........... D3- ...........

17. Overall course aims should be expressed as the outcomes to be achieved by students completing the course as significant, and assessable qualities. 1- Course Aims:

18. A collection of the course-specific goals that are derived from the overall objectives of the education programme. They are written in a general manner concentrating on the knowledge, skills and attitudes that the course intends to develop in the students. Course Aims

19. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs ) OF THE COURSE

20. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs ) The development of clear, concise, and measurable learning objectives is a critical step in planning your course ILOs are statements that describe what the students will know and be able to do after completing your course.

21. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs ) Your students are very interested in the objectives—they want to know what they are going to learn. Clear objectives help you determine the course content, decide how you will teach the course, and identify how students’ learning Should be assessed.

23. Intended learning outcomes

24. The main information to be gained and the concepts that should be understood from the course. 2- Intended Learning Outcomes from the Course:a- Knowledge and understanding:

25. What the course will assist in developing in the students such as: analysis, capability for creative thinking, problem identification and solving, ..….etc. 2- Intended Learning Outcomes from the Course: b- Intellectual skills:

26. The ability of the student, after completing the course, to apply and adopt the topics into professional applications (psychomotor). 2- Intended Learning Outcomes from the Course:

27. Skills of general nature, that are transferable to employment and can be applied in any subject area, including: written and oral communication, the use of new technological tools, group working, problem solving, management, ….. .etc. 2- Intended Learning Outcomes from the Coursed- General and transferable skills:

28. knowledge Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the normal structure of the body and of each of its major systems Examples of overall aims:

29. The students will be able to Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, complications, principles of prevention and management of common and life-threatening illnesses affecting the body and each of its major organ systems. Examples of overall aims:knowledge 

30. Demonstrate the ability to identify the normal anatomy of the body and of each of its major organ systems. Examples of overall aims: Practical /clinical skills

31. Demonstrate an ability to obtain an accurate medical history that covers all essential aspects of the history, Demonstrate an ability to perform both a complete and an organ system specific examination, including a mental status examination. Examples of overall aims:Practical /clinical skills

32. Demonstrate an ability to construct appropriate management strategies (both diagnostic and therapeutic) for patients with common conditions, Demonstrate an ability to recognize and outline an initial course of management for patients with serious conditions requiring critical care. Examples of overall aims: Intellectual skills

33. Communicate effectively with patients, their families and the community through verbal, written and other non-verbal means of communication, Demonstrate an ability to pose a research question, help develop a protocol, assist in carrying out the research, and disseminate the results. Examples of overall aims:General and transferable skills

34. Intended learning outcomes

35. ILO = Verb action + Object

36. Sample for a OB/Gyn Course

37. ILO from(..Medical Program) A9- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, complications, principles of prevention and management of common and life-threatening illnesses affecting the body and each of its major organ systems, presenting throughout the age spectrum,

38. ILO from(..Medical Program) C4-Demonstrate an ability to obtain an accurate medical history that covers all essential aspects of the history C5-Demonstrate an ability to perform both a complete and an organ system specific examination, including a mental status examination.

39. ILO from(..Medical Program) b2-Demonstrate an ability to construct appropriate management strategies (both diagnostic and therapeutic) for patients with common conditions b5-Demonstrate an ability to identify factors that place individuals at risk for disease or injury, to select appropriate tests for detecting patients at risk for specific diseases or in the early stage of disease

40. ILO from(..Medical Program) d3-Deliver information to the patient and family (as appropriate) in a human manner, and in such a way that it is easily understood, encourages discussion and promotes the patient’s participation in decision-making.

41. Course Aims After completion of this course, the student will be able to Provide antenatal care: Provide care during labor:

42. ILOs of the course (Knowledge): Define antenatal care List the objectives of antenatal care Mention the value of the first visit correctly Mention the objectives of subsequent visits List routine investigations for pregnant women List the warning symptoms of pregnancy enumerate the risk factors for pregnancy

43. ILOs of the course (Knowledge): Define normal labor and its stages Describe the mechanism of delivery of the fetal head and shoulder Describe the steps in proper management of normal labor

44. ILOs of the course (Practical) Take an appropriate history from a pregnant woman during an antenatal visit. Prform general and obstetrical examination for a pregnant woman during an antenatal visit

45. ILOs of the course (Practical) Assess cervical dilatation on a model* Perform active management of the third stage of labor in a model

46. ILOs of the course (Intellectual) Interpret the results of routine investigations to diagnose some obstetric and general conditions. Correlate the findings of an ANC visit to differentiate between low and high risk pregnancy

47. ILOs of the course (Intellectual) Interpret findings on a partograph to diagnose labor progress. Correlate the findings of a postpartum examination to differentiate between different types of postpartum hemorrahge

48. ILOs of the course (Transferable) 1- Counsel patients about diet intake during pregnancy 2. Counsel patients about warning S and S for high risk pregnancy

49. ILOs of the course (Transferable) 1- Counsel patients about onset of labour signs 2. Counsel patients about nedd for episiotomy

50. These are often gained through lectures, tutorials, books, notes, handouts. Examples: The student should be able to: 1. Enumerate the stages of heart cycle and tell how the heartbeat is controlled. 2. Describe the normal sex chromosome makeup of human male and female and the manner in which sex is determined. A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

51. 3. List 2 ways by which mRNA is processed before it leave the nucleus. 4. Name the components of cytoskeleton and describe the structure of each component. 5. Illustrate the stages of embryogenesis. 6. Give an account of the general characteristics of placenta. A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

52. 7. Summarize the events that take place in a striated muscle fiber after nervous stimulation. 8. State the cascade reactions in blood clotting. 9.Explain the feedback mechanisms in physiological homeostasis. A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

53. Define antenatal care List routine investigations for pregnant women List the warning symptoms of pregnancy Describe normal growth and development during infancy, childhood and adolescence. Describe appropriate management for abnormalities affecting growth and development A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

54. Identify and list complications of general anaethesia Describe clinical signs of open fractures List S and S of cystitis List and Define different types of abdominal hernia Define onset, course and common clinical prenetations of cerebeller ataxia Define and classify poison. List causes of proptosis A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

55. Verbs Commonly used in stating knowledge & understanding ILOs: Define, list, illustrate, write, mention, describe, tell, explain, say, draw, trace...etc. A) Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):

56. Examples: The student should be able to: 1. Use appropriate lab equipment and tolls to ..... 2. Design and perform experiments in the lab and field within proper technical, safety and ethical framework. B) Practical and Professional Skills:

57. 3. Collect, store, and preserve and handle samples and specimens. 4. Inject and dissect … B) Practical and Professional Skills:

58. 5. Take history from.. 4. Examine the liver and elicit.. B) Practical and Professional Skills:

59. Perform postpartum examination* Take a routine gynecologic history and perform examination. Perform routine neonatal examination* Collect and prepare specimens for basic laboratory testing B) Practical and Professional Skills:

60. Check vital signs in neonates, infants, children and adolescents. Assess physical and mental development in neonates, infants, children and adolescents according to standard milestones and recognize abnormalities. Perform appropriate clinical and anthropometrics assessments for the nutritional status of infants and children. B) Practical and Professional Skills:

61. Identify and demonstrate …. In the cadever Perform examination of the anterior chamber of the eye Demonstrate how to describe an abdominal mass in .. Measure the blood pressure B) Practical and Professional Skills:

62. VERBS Commonly used: use instruments, perform experiments, dissect, prepare... Conduct, examine, elicit, B) Practical and Professional Skills:

63. 1. Analyze and predict cases associated with hormonal abnormalities. 2. Formulate different pathways in lipogenesis. 3. Conclude the turnover number of enzymes from relevant kinetic data. C) Intellectual Skills:

64. 4. Interpret the x raye of ... 5. Plan and conduct a project for ... 6. Integrate and link information across this along with those gained in previous ones in critical thinking and problem solving. 7. Criticize a theory, hypothesis, or a definition. C) Intellectual Skills:

65. VERBS Commonly used: Application: Apply, calculate, measure, determine, formulate, implement. Analysis: Choose, analyze, contrast, diagnose, compare, conclude ... etc. Reconstruction (synthesis): suggest, resemble, modify, innovate, create. Evaluation: Judge, evaluate, decide, criticize ..... etc. C) Intellectual Skills:

66. interpret results of antenatal screening Critically evaluate concepts fundamental to community health and health promotion. Apply the concept of infection control to labour room. Apply disease prevention and control measures to identified priority communicable and non-communicable diseases Analyze and interpret data C) Intellectual skills

67. Correlate neurological symptoms and signs to reach anatomical and clinical neurological disease Interpret the key tests for lab diagnosis of …microbial agent. Appretiate the relation between structure of … and its function. C) Intellectual skills

68. Interpret the most important symptoms and signs of disease in Pediatric patients. Formulate appropriate management plans for individual patients presenting with the most common Pediatric disorders. Make decisions regarding common clinical situations using appropriate problem solving skills. Interpret X ray and CT films, blood gas and blood picture reports covering the most important Pediatric conditions. C) Intellectual skills

69. Written ? the student is able to (or trained to ) write structural reports or essay in accordance with the standard scientific guidelines. Oral ? present reports in seminars or group meetings, discuss results, defend his/her ideas ..... etc. D) General and Transferable skills (Communication skills):

70. Skills (computer illiteracy) ? choose and use appropriate computer program packages, electronic filing management, locate and download online data... etc. D) General and Transferable skills (Communication skills):

71. 3- Team Work ? work coherently and successfully as a part of a team in projects, assignments... .etc. 4- Self Learning & Problem Solving ? study and find information independently, set aims, targets, objectives and plan to meet them with a deadline (time management). ? find effective and realistic solutions for work problems through analysis and right anticipation. D) General and Transferable skills (Communication skills):

72. Counsel and educate against female genital cutting Counsel and refer infertile couples Communicate effectively with children, adolescents and their families. Counsel effectively in the health care environment Apply appropriate communication strategies for use with clients, the health care team, and the community Communicate on the subject correctly both in writing and orally. D) General and Transferable skills (Communication skills):

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74. Sample for a Family Planning Course

75. ILO from (..Medical Program) Physicians provide comprehensive, high-quality, culturally sensitive family planning services

76. Course Aims After completion of this course, the student will be able to counsel patients about family planning methods and reduction of risk for STIs; assess, screen, and educate patients regarding family planning usage; and provide temporary methods such as condoms, injectables, and oral contraceptives and manage any side effects or complications.

77. ILOs of the course To meet this objective, students will: Knowledge: define efficacy and safety of a contraceptive method enumerate and classify different contraceptive methods list side effects and complications of each method

78. ILOs of the course To meet this objective, students will: Practical Perform a pelvic examination Provide pills, condoms, and injectables along with appropriate patient instructions Perform a patient assessment, including a reproductive medical history and physical examination

79. ILOs of the course To meet this objective, students will: Intellectual Determine suitability of the patient for each of the family planning methods Plain followup management for each of the family planning methods, including management of side effects and other health problems Select correct statements concerning the indications and precautions for using each of the contraceptive methods

80. ILOs of the course To meet this objective, students will: Transferable 1- Use effective communication techniques when counseling patients 2. Counsel patients about STI risk reduction

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83. 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.1. ........................... to assess ...................... 5.2. ........................... to assess...................... 5.3. ........................... to assess....................... 5.4............................ to assess ....................... Assessment Schedule Assessment 1...................... Week................ Assessment 2 ..................... week................ Assessment 3...................... Week................ Assessment 4...................... Week................

84. Weighting of Assessments Mid-Term Examination % Final-term Examination % Oral Examination. % Practical Examination % Semester Work % Other types of assessment % Total 100 % Any formative only assessments.

85. 3- Course Content: Write in the main course topics, the number of semester hours allocated for teaching each topic for lectures as well as for seminars, tutorials, exercises, laboratory work etc. The topics should comply with the content written in the faculty by laws.

86. Course Content

87. 4- Teaching and Learning Methods: Identify the methods used in delivering the course such as lectures, discussion sessions, information collection from different sources, practicals, research assignment, field visits, case studies.

88. The methods, which are used by teacher to help students to achieve the ILOs for the course. Examples would be: a case study to teach students how to analyse information and reach a decision; writing a review paper for the students to gain the skills of self- learning and presentation; practical sessions for the students to gain practical skills and executing experiments to train the students to analyse the results and reach specific conclusions. Teaching and learning methods

89. 5- Student Assessment: Write down the assessment methods used, such as written examinations (midterm, regular, at the end of term), class activities (reports, discussions, practicals...etc). Match the methods used with the course ILOs (item No.3). Time schedule: specify the date for each assessment in the semester/year span.

90. 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.1. ........................... to assess ...................... 5.2. ........................... to assess...................... 5.3. ........................... to assess....................... 5.4............................ to assess ....................... Assessment Schedule Assessment 1...................... Week................ Assessment 2 ..................... week................ Assessment 3...................... Week................ Assessment 4...................... Week................

91. Weighting of Assessments Mid-Term Examination % Final-term Examination % Oral Examination. % Practical Examination % Semester Work % Other types of assessment % Total 100 % Any formative only assessments.

92. Student Assessment

93. Student Assessment Methods

94. 5- Student Assessment: Time schedule: specify the date for each assessment in the semester/year span. Weighting system: identify the percentage of marks allocated to each assessment too mentioned above. Formative only assessments are those which do not contribute to the overall grading system, but are important in the learning process.

95. First assignment (4th week) Mid-term exam. (6th week) Presentation of case study (8th week) Second assignment (10th week) Practical exam. (12th week) Oral exam. (13th week) Final exam. (14th week) Assessment Schedule

96. Weighting of Assessments

97. 6- List of Text Books and References: a- Lectures notes: When notes are available, specify whether they are prepared in the form of a book authorized by the department or are handed out to the students part by part. b- Essential books (Text books): When the lecturer uses one book that covers most of course contents, specify the book. When the lecturer uses more than one book, which contains parts of the course, specify the books and the topics covered by each.

98. 6- List of Text Books and References: c- General references, journals, periodicals, newspapers, web sites, which enrich the learning process should also be listed. The references that should be identified in the above items should be written in a standard way (publisher, edition, year, author(s)...etc). Refer also to locations for reading or buying the specified references.

99. 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: The facilities include: appropriate teaching accommodation, including teaching aids, laboratories, laboratory equipment, computers etc., facilities for field work, site visits etc., which are necessary for tea chine the course.

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101. 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.1. ........................... to assess ...................... 5.2. ........................... to assess...................... 5.3. ........................... to assess....................... 5.4............................ to assess ....................... Assessment Schedule Assessment 1...................... Week................ Assessment 2 ..................... week................ Assessment 3...................... Week................ Assessment 4...................... Week................

102. Weighting of Assessments Mid-Term Examination % Final-term Examination % Oral Examination. % Practical Examination % Semester Work % Other types of assessment % Total 100 % Any formative only assessments.

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