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Certification of Health Science Education (International Program)

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Course detail:

This program is open to the public who want to enhance the core knowledge in health science education of 9 modules emphasized on curriculum development, teaching and learning strategies, assessment methods, educational research, and faculty development. Students will join the same class as graduate students of the Master of Science in Health Science Education (International Program).
Number of credits:

18 credits
Learning options:

Face-to-face, Synchronous Online, Asynchronous Online
Date and Time:

Monday – Friday (09.00 -12.00 A.M. / 1.00 – 4.00 P.M. / 5.00 – 8.00 P.M.)

The schedule is subject to change according to the timetable of the Master of Science in Health Science Education Program.
Required Documents:

1. A scanned copy of Degree Certificate (English Translated)
2. A scanned copy of Academic Transcript (English Translated)
3. A scanned copy of Passport or ID Card
4. An English Proficiency Score Report
5. A Photo (jpeg format)
6. A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
7. A Health Certificate (English Version Only)
8. Certificate of COVID-19 Vaccination (If you register to attend a face-to-face class)
9. Other documents (If any)

Qualifications :
          
1. GCE A-Levels

2. An English proficiency examination score according to the entrance requirement of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University. English proficiency score must be 2-year validity.

Evaluation:

Complete 9 modules with a minimum of 60% of the total final exam score in each module. Pass the comprehensive examination.
Registration Period :

Now - July 12, 2024
Price
          
Registration Fee 4,000 THB per person
Graduate Tuition Fee 5,400 THB per credit
Total 101,200 THB per person

Course descriptions

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Semester 1 (4 months)

Credits


  •     Module 1        Principles of Educational Research2 (2-0-4)

         Philosophical foundations of research; basic principles of educational research; defining research problems, research questions; research hypotheses; ethical issues in research; literature review; population and samples; research instrumentation; validity, reliability; writing research proposals; searching and evaluating research articles and presenting health science education research
  •     Module 2        Psychology of Learning in Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Principles of learning and cognition; behaviorism; cognitive information processing; memory; intelligence; meaningful learning; situated cognition; social learning, experiential learning; ethical conduct of teaching with patients; applying learning theories in the health science education; searching and evaluating research in learning psychology and presenting learning psychology research
  •     Module 3        Assessment and evaluation of learning in health science programs2 (2-0-4)

         Basic principles of assessment in health science programs; the quality criteria for the good assessment, formative and summative assessment; validity, reliability; learning outcomes in health science programs; assessment levels in health science programs; assessment methods commonly used in health science programs to assess outcomes at various levels; written examination and item analysis; ethical issues in the assessment; searching and evaluating of literature in the assessment; research in the assessment; standard setting
  •     Module 4        Curriculum Development in Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Basic Principles and concepts of curriculum planning and development; approaches to identify curriculum needs; deciding the educational strategy; trends in curriculum design; outcome-based education; competency-based education, entrustable professional activities; educational objectives; learning environment; searching and evaluating research articles about the curriculum development
  •     Module 9        Faculty Development and Leadership in Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Basic principles of the faculty development and leadership; professionalism and ethics; approaches in developing academic staffs for health science programs; self-assessment and strength finding; the roles of leaders and the change management; negotiations; evaluating of the effectiveness of the faculty development program in health science schools; the organizational structure to support the faculty development in health science schools; academic promotion in health science schools

Semester 2 (4 months)

Credits (lecture – practice – self-study)


  •     Module 5        Educational Research Techniques2 (2-0-4)

          Philosophical foundations of qualitative and quantitative research methods; quantitative research methodologies; experimental research, correlational research, causal-comparative research, survey research; descriptive and inferential statistics; qualitative research methodologies, ethnographic research, historical research, action research, grounded theories; qualitative research techniques, interviews, focus groups, field observations, content analysis; ethics in the analysis of educational data
  •     Module 6        Learning Theories in Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Biological basis of learning and cognition; motivation and self-efficacy; Gagne’s Theory of Instruction; deliberate practice, constructivism; cognitive bias and decision making, multiple intelligences theory, emotional intelligence; moral development and how to teach morality; basic principles of learning media in health science programs; applications of learning theories in teaching health science programs; searching and evaluating literature in the science of learning, presentations of research in learning
  •     Module 7         Assessment and Evaluation of Complex Learning in Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Principles and processes of advanced assessment, systematic assessment, the development of rubrics for assessment; objective structured clinical examination, portfolio, the efficiency performance assessment, the workplace-based assessment, the assessment of non-technical skills, adaptive tests, grading in the health science program, research in assessment
  •     Module 8        Curriculum Evaluation of  Health Science Education2 (2-0-4)

         Principles and concepts of curriculum evaluation; Tyler’s model, Stake’s model, CIPP model, Kirkpatrick’s model; the curriculum development process; medical education accreditation standards; searching and evaluating research articles in the curriculum evaluation