Course Information

Goal | Outcomes | Materials | Readings | Communication | Decorum |  Grading | Weekly Participation Evaluations | Other Policies and Procedures

Goal

The goal of this course is for students build a working knowledge of issues and skills in pharmacy and higher education. Specifically, students will learn about effective teaching skills, trends in higher education, learning styles, teaching portfolios, and designing curricula, as well as other education related topics.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the course requirements will be able to:

1. Develop a foundation of knowledge and skills upon which to further growth as an educator,
2. Discuss current topics of interest and trends in pharmacy and higher education,
3. Demonstrate effective group discussion skills,
4. Design a template for a teaching portfolio and begin to populate the portfolio,
5. Make suggestions to revise the UWSOP curriculum, 
6. Review information resources for pharmacy educators,
7. Further develop and practice standards expected of pharmacy professionals, including responsible performance of expected commitments.

Required Materials

• Internet access, and ability to download and print various handouts if necessary
• University e-mail account

Required Reading

• Weekly readings TBA, but will be posted on the Course Schedule as soon as they are identified or emailed to students. 

Communication

The primary mode of communication between course faculty and students will be via email, using UW email addresses. Students are also encouraged to contact faculty by phone or office appointment.

Class Decorum

PharmD students, as members of a professional, doctoral training program and per University and School policies, are expected to maintain high standards of academic and professional conduct. Please consult the Student Handbook for more information.

Grading Policies

Satisfactory performance on weekly participation evaluations (see below) and the teaching portfolio exercise (information forthcoming) will determine course grade (credit/no credit). 

Weekly Participation Evaluations

Weekly participation in discussion and activities will be self-graded as follows:[1]

• Preparedness. You should demonstrate through your contributions to class discussions and activities that you have completed and analyzed the required readings.
• Quality of comments. You should contribute to the flow and advancement of the discussion/activity and integrate information from the course readings with other learning materials. Also important is asking questions seeking clarification of readings and assignments.
• Initiative and responsiveness. You should initiate as well as engage in dialogue and activities.
• Quality of listening. In addition to listening attentively to others, we expect you to thoughtfully and respectfully respond to questions and comments posed by your instructor and colleagues.

 You will evaluate your participation each week using the following rubric:*

Other Policies and Procedures

Make-up work: Students unable to participate in a class session  will be expected to turn in a word-processed analysis of the reading(s) discussed during the missed class session, as well as complete any assignments. The analysis should include brief summary of the readings, how pharmacy educators can use the information, and the student's reflection on the readings (ie, what you learned).  The analysis should be no monger than 1 page per reading and emailed to the course coordinators no later than 1 week following the missed course session.