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. 2021 Feb 15;55(1):17–29.

Table 5.

Students’ feedback by question, cohort, and years

Entry to practice

Degree completion

Before revisions (2015–2016)

(n)

After revisions (2016–2017)

(n)

Before revisions (2015–2016)

(n)

After revisions (2016–2017)

(n)

What did you like most about the course?

  • Helpful tutorials (6)

  • The content is relevant and interesting (1)

  • Organized course materials (1)

  • Easy to follow instructions (1)

  • Helpful group case analysis (1)

  • Applicable course materials (1)

  • Assignment load was manageable (1)

  • Timely feedback (1)

  • Tutorials (5)

  • Timely support from the instructor (3)

  • Internal online team discussions (3)

  • Bi-weekly blocks provided enough time to work (2)

  • Course work was not overwhelming (2)

  • Helpful textbooks and reading materials (1)

  • Examples of real-life application (1)

  • Interesting and helpful assignments (1)

  • Clear course outlines and expectations (1)

  • Manageable workload (1)

  • Helpful assignments (1)

  • Working with SPSS (1)

  • Supportive instructor (5)

  • Course contents (Statistical tests, research methods) (3)

  • Instructor notes after each block (2)

  • Assignments (2)

  • Evaluating each study every week (1)

  • Activities (1)

  • Looking at research through a critical mind (1)

  • Lots of time to study (extra weeks off) (1)

  • Fair marking (1)

  • Repeating group activities to improve learning (1)

  • Teamwork (2)

  • The instructor (1)

  • Pace of the course (2)

  • Clear learning outcomes and related reading materials (1)

  • The course subject (1)

  • Challenge of the course work (1)

  • Manageable workload (1)

  • Course outline (1)

  • Video material (1)

  • Self-learning approach combined with group work (1)

  • Reading materials (1)

  • Working with SPSS (1)

What did you like least about the

course?

  • Overwhelming and too much reading materials (5)

  • Online delivery specially for more complicated topics (2)

  • Some block activities (1)

  • A difficult course for those who are not good in math (1)

  • Wiki was not good for group assignments, can be replaced by Google doc (1)

  • More tutorials needed (1)

  • Case analysis directions were confusing (1)

  • Questions for blocks did not always match with learning outcomes (1)

  • The weekly group discussions don’t always help in achieving the learning objectives and would be better if they focused on what would be tested on in the exam (1)

  • Tutorials were not enough and some concepts need more in-person tutorials (5)

  • Some material was hard to learn online (4)

  • Too much reading materials that sometimes were not helpful (1)

  • Too much to pay for one year SPSS licencea (1)

  • Self-learning approach (1)

  • More example questions for exam preparation (1)

  • The little usage of SPSSa (1)

  • Little work (less than 6 months) with SPSS but students paid for one yeara (1)

  • Difficulty of course material (2)

  • Extensive amount of reading (2)

  • Midterm exam (2)

  • Every week activities (1)

  • Not effective group work/discussion (1)

  • Not manageable workload specifically for the first term of the course (1)

  • Very time demanding (1)

  • Unorganized and confusing assignment instructions (1)

  • A lot of self-learning (1)

  • Lack of lecture notes (1)

  • Limited individual assignments (1)

  • The class discussions were too big (1)

  • Textbook for the term one was not helpful (1)

  • Block content was on slides (Prefer Pdf format) (1)

  • Technical difficulties to access course materials (1)

  • Too much reading materials that sometimes were overwhelming (1)

  • Too many resources for the blocks (1)

  • Some block activities were extensive, did not allow much time to actually study the material (1)

  • At least one individual assignment preferred (1)

  • More visual teaching materials like videos preferred (1)

  • How thorough we need to analysis on assignment (1)

  • Some difficulty understanding instructor notes (1)

  • Word limitations on assignment reports (1)

  • Text book was not easy to understand (1)

aSPSS has been provided free of charge to UBC students since summer 2020.