Internal Evaluation of the Department of Public Health of the School of Health of Qom University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background and Objectives: One of the essential requirements for the dynamics of the educational system is evaluation. Internal evaluation is a process of depicting the status of the academic system by the members of the system itself. This study was conducted with the purpose of internal evaluation of the Department of Public Health of the School of Health of Qom University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive cross-sectional study in the department of public health of Qom University of Medical Sciences. Sampling method was census and information were collected using questionnaire for internal evaluation of groups.

Results: In this study, the questionnaires were completed by 80 students, 32 graduates, and 6 faculty members of the Department of Public Health. In terms of educational empowerment, 66.6% of the faculty members reported that scientific mastery in theoretical courses was relatively favorable; 37.7% of the students described the teacher's scientific mastery as desirable; and 58.8% of them described the professors evaluation as relatively desirable; 54.8% of the graduates evaluated the skills acquired during the academic period as undesirable.

Conclusion: Considering the importance of educational evaluation for determining the quality, items, such as effectiveness and value of a program or process, continuous evaluation, and promotion of the quality of education seem to be necessary to correct their weaknesses in areas with undesirable and relatively desirable status.

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Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum (Qom Univ Med Sci J) 2019 March
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Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum (Qom Univ Med Sci J) 2019;12(Suppl 1):1-10
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Internal Evaluation of the Department of Public Health of the School of
Health of Qom University of Medical Sciences
Siamak Mohebi 1 , Fatemeh Izadkhah1, Ahmad Rahbar2, Zohreh Ahmadi1, Gholam Reza
Sharifirad3, Zabihollah Gharlipour4* , Rohollah Safaeipour4
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Original Article
1Department of Health
Education & Health
Promotion, Faculty of
Health, Qom University of
Medical Sciences, Qom,
Iran.
2Department of Public
Health, Faculty of Health,
Qom University of Medical
Sciences, Qom, Iran.
3Department of Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, Qom
Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Qom, Iran.
4Education Development
Center, Qom University of
Medical Sciences, Qom,
Iran.
*Corresponding Author:
Zabihollah Gharlipour;
Education Development
Center, Qom University of
Medical Sciences, Qom,
Iran.
Email:
gharlipourz@yahoo.com
Received: 20 Aug, 2018
Accepted: 24 Nov, 2018
Abstract
Background and Objectives: One of the essential requirements for the
dynamics of the educational system is evaluation. Internal evaluation is
a process of depicting the status of the academic system by the
members of the system itself. This study was conducted with the
purpose of internal evaluation of the Department of Public Health of
the School of Health of Qom University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive cross-sectional
study in the Department of Public Health of Qom University of
Medical Sciences. Sampling method was census and information were
collected using questionnaire for internal evaluation of groups.
Results: In this study, the questionnaires were completed by 80
students, 32 graduates, and 6 faculty members of the Department of
Public Health. In terms of educational empowerment, 66.6% of the
faculty members reported that scientific mastery in theoretical courses
was relatively favorable; 37.7% of the students described the teacher's
scientific mastery as desirable; and 58.8% of them described the
professors evaluation as relatively desirable; 54.8% of the graduates
evaluated the skills acquired during the academic period as
undesirable.
Conclusion: Considering the importance of educational evaluation for
determining the quality, items, such as effectiveness and value of a
program or process, continuous evaluation, and promotion of the
quality of education seem to be necessary to correct their weaknesses
in areas with undesirable and relatively desirable status.
Keywords: Program evaluation; Public health; Students.
DOI: 10.29252/qums.13.1.S1.1

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        
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         

   
      
       
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         
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         
     
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        
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