ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Developing learning outcomes for an ideal MSc course in sports and exercise medicine

R Kordi¹, R G Dennick², B E Scammell³

¹ Sports Medicine Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
² Medical Education Unit, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
³ Division of Orthopaedic & Accident Surgery, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham

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Dr Kordi
Division of Orthopaedic & Accident Surgery, C Floor, West Block, University Hospital Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; msxrk{at}nottingham.ac.uk

Objective: To develop learning outcomes for an ideal MSc in sports and exercise medicine.

Methods: Twenty nine learning outcomes were developed based on the learning outcomes, aims, and objectives of current sports medicine courses, occupational standards, and other related data. Using a Likert scale, the opinion of MSc/Dip course directors in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as well as teachers, graduates, and students of the MSc/Dip course at the University of Nottingham were surveyed. An email questionnaire listing the 29 learning outcomes was sent to the subjects. A mixed reminder via email or mail was used. The results were treated as ordinal data, and reliability and internal consistency of the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach’s coefficient .

Results: Response rates were high (75% course directors, 79%, 54%, and 78% University of Nottingham teachers, graduates, and students respectively). The questionnaire was highly reliable (>0.8).The total scores of all but one of the responders were above the midpoint (>87, possible range 29–145). Most course directors (>80%) agreed or strongly agreed with each of the learning outcomes, except two. Most of the other subjects also agreed or strongly agreed with the learning outcomes, with few exceptions.

Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a consensus among subjects that the final listed learning outcomes should be included in an ideal MSc in sports and exercise medicine.

Keywords: education; learning outcome; MSc in sports medicine; diploma in sports medicine; email survey

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