An evaluation of the foundation degree in healthcare science

Beringer, Antonia; Pollard, Katherine

Abstract

This project evaluated the innovative Foundation Degree in Healthcare Science course launched by the Faculty of Health & Applied Sciences, UWE, in partnership with Cogent: Skills for Science, Modernising Scientific Careers and Healthcare science employers. A qualitative mixed-methods approach was used to gather perceptions of students and staff. Key messages:1. Timely information about the structure, timings and cost of the programme is important to allow students and workplace mentors to manage the competing demands of study time and workload. 2 Smoothly functioning IT and appropriate use of technology enhanced learning (TEL) are vital for the blended learning approach to be successful. 3 Students have felt that their feedback has been listened to and acted on by academic staff. 4 Service colleagues value the programme as it helps to develop knowledge and confidence in staff who are already team members

Citation

Beringer, A., & Pollard, K. An evaluation of the foundation degree in healthcare science

• Report Type: Project Report
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: evaluation, foundation degree, healthcare science