Evaluation of MSc programmes: MSc in Healthcare Management ...

Table 5 Item Scores* and Percentage Agreement † on the CEQ
CEQ Scale/Item Item Scores Percentage
Agreement †
Mean* SD
Good Teaching
The teaching staff normally gave me helpful feedback on how 55.5 28.6 63.8
I was doing
The staff made a real effort to understand the difficulties I 35.5 36.3 68.9
might be having with my work
My lecturers were extremely good at explaining things 44.4 34.0 84.4
The staff put a lot of time into commenting on my work 11.1 51.0 37.7
The teaching staff motivated me to do my best work 52.2 42.5 80.1
The teaching staff worked hard to make their subjects
38.8 43.8 69.0
interesting
Appropriate Workload
The workload was too heavy 7.8 38.3 22.2
The sheer volume of work to be got through in this course -44.3 36.2 75.0
meant it couldn’t be thoroughly comprehended
I was generally given enough time to understand the things I 32.2 47.8 62.2
had to learn
There was a lot of pressure on me to do well in this course 32.2 46.6 15.6
Clear Goals and Expectations
It was always easy to know the standard of work expected 11.1 49.8 48.8
I usually had clear idea of where I was going and what was 27.7 56.6 66.7
expected of me on this course
It was often hard to discover what was expected of me on 33.3 44.3 27.2
this course
The staff made it clear from the start what they expected 55.5 42.9 82.3
from students
Generic Skills
As a result of my course I feel confident about tackling
44.4 51.5 68.8
unfamiliar problems
The course helped me develop my ability to work as a team 42.2 46.4 64.5
member
The course developed my problem solving skills 47.7 49.8 82.2
The course sharpened my analytical skills 51.1 31.0 86.7
The course improved my skills in written communication 55.5 38.7 80.0
My course helped my ability to plan my own work 22.2 48.3 46.7
Appropriate Assessment
Too many staff asked me questions just about facts 6.66 22.8 26.7
To do well in this course all you really needed was a good 57.7 38.3 4.4
memory
The staff seemed more interested in testing what I had
51.1 48.4 8.9
memorised than what I had understood
Overall Satisfaction
Overall I was satisfied with the quality of this course 35.5 48.8 66.0
*Scores range from – 100 to + 100. Positive scores indicate levels of agreement; negative scores
indicate levels of disagreement.
† Overall percentage agreeing or strongly agreeing on a 5-point scale.
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