TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing and implementing an inquiry-based undergraduate curriculum in pharmaceutical sciences
AU - Meijerman, Irma
AU - Nab, Jan
AU - Koster, Andries S.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - To fulfill the requirements of the work field for creative, innovative, pharmaceutical scientists the Science Faculty of Utrecht University, The Netherlands, has designed and implemented a new bachelor program: The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. A deliberate choice was made for a didactic approach of research-based, inquiry-based education in an authentic context throughout the whole curriculum. To further improve motivation of learning of students, autonomy and scaffolding were introduced. The first results show that the curriculum is successfully implemented and experienced positive by the students and teachers.
AB - To fulfill the requirements of the work field for creative, innovative, pharmaceutical scientists the Science Faculty of Utrecht University, The Netherlands, has designed and implemented a new bachelor program: The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. A deliberate choice was made for a didactic approach of research-based, inquiry-based education in an authentic context throughout the whole curriculum. To further improve motivation of learning of students, autonomy and scaffolding were introduced. The first results show that the curriculum is successfully implemented and experienced positive by the students and teachers.
KW - Curriculum design
KW - Inquiry-based learning
KW - Pharmaceutical sciences
KW - Research-based teaching
KW - Undergraduate students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84994749771&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cptl.2016.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.cptl.2016.08.001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84994749771
SN - 1877-1297
VL - 8
SP - 905
EP - 919
JO - Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
JF - Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
IS - 6
ER -