Evaluation of the Bachelor Degree of Science Curriculum In Emergency Medical Operation Program (Revised Version B.E. 2559), Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University

Abstract

The research entitled Evaluation of the Bachelor Degree of Science Curriculum in Emergency Medical Operation Program (Revised Version B.E. 2559), Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University aimed to evaluate the Bachelor Degree of Science curriculum in Emergency Medical Operation Program (Revised Version B.E. 2559), Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, and to study guidelines for improvement of the curriculum.  This research was an evaluation research using Daniel L. Stufflebeam’s CIPP model (1971). The target group consisted of 143 students studying in year 1-4 in the Emergency Medical Operation Program in the academic year 2019, 28 graduates who graduated in the academic year 2018, 28 graduates’ employers, 20 instructors and 7 program management committee members. The instruments used in the research were questionnaires and interview forms. The analysis of the collected data employed percentage (%), the mean (), standard deviation (S.D.) and content analysis.

The research findings were as follows:

1. The results of the evaluation of the Bachelor Degree of Science curriculum in Emergency Medical Operation Program (Revised Version B.E. 2559) revealed that:

   1.1 The results of the curriculum context evaluation revealed that the context as a whole had its propriety at a high level. When considered by aspect, the execution of the program and the strength of the program had their propriety at a high level.

   1.2 The results of the input evaluation revealed that the input as a whole had its propriety at a high level. When considered by aspect, the teaching staff’s characteristics, the objectives of the curriculum, the curriculum structure and content, the learner’s characteristics and the selection process, learning resources, the budget, and learning and teaching support, were found to have their propriety at a high level.

   1.3 The results of the process evaluation revealed that the process as a whole had its propriety at a high level. When considered by aspect, the instructor’s behavior in organizing for learning, the learner’s learning behavior, organizing for learning and the professional practicum, learning and teaching support, and curriculum management, were found to have their propriety at a high level.

   1.4 The results of the product evaluation, based on the curriculum objectives, revealed that the employers’ satisfaction with the graduates' characteristics as a whole and on each aspect was at a high level.

2. The guidelines for improvement of the Bachelor Degree of Science curriculum in Emergency Medical Operation Program (Revised Version B.E. 2559) suggested an adjustment on the title of the curriculum, the objectives of the curriculum be defined to cover the learning outcomes of the learners in the 21^st century and be consistent with the uniqueness and identity of Mahasarakham University, and suggested adjustments on the structure and content of the curriculum.