Foundation Course in Educational Methodology – Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCEM – Pharma)
Developed by: ShikshaX
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The aim of FCEM Pharma – the Foundation Course in Educational Methodology: Pharma – is to sensitise you, the teachers of pharmaceutical sciences on the need to develop the required attitude, skills, and knowledge to perform your roles as teachers and assessors in professionally competent manner.
Course summary
The FCEM – Pharma is a fifteen-day course that is delivered completely online, on multi-modular microlearning model. It has five modules – (1) Introduction to educational methodology; (2) Learning outcomes; (3) Instructional methods; (4) Instructional media; and (5) Student assessment. These modules are rolled out on specific days as follows:
Each of the module is designed as follows:
- General objectives of the module,
- Distribution of module under different sessions.
– Objectives of each session,
– Video-based short presentations for each session,
– Slides for each session,
– Transcript of the video lecture of each session, - Additional reading references for the module,
- End-of-the-module quiz.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This course is specifically designed for the teachers and post-graduate scholars of pharmaceutical stream.
This course is of fifteen-day duration, in which each module is programmed to start on a specific day. Each module has a minimum specific number of days to experience the learning content, complete the module-end quiz, and move to the next module, and complete the course.
Yes, this course is completely online, and asynchronous. Therefore, you can choose the time of your convenience during the course duration. You may also spread this over multiple days, and over multiple time slots in a single day also.
As per the industry estimates, a minimum of 8Mbps is sufficient for accessing courses on LMS.
It is accessible from any device that ca be logged into internet, such as desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. It is available to access from web browser, or app – android / IOS.
The program is designed to handhold you through the entire course, so that you can complete the course successfully, even if you can spare two hours per day. However, to buffer any exigency, a grace period of five days is enabled to mitigate any unforeseen delays. In spite of these measures if anyone has not been able to complete the course, he / she can get a specific recommendation from the management of ShikshaX for an extension of time.