Original Article
Nouzar Nakhaee; Hamid Najafipour; Aliakbar Rohani; Shahrokh Raftari; Mina Mobasher; Fatemeh Hasani
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 1-8
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Background & Objective: The number of research misconduct cases seems to be increasing so the need for developing a disciplinary charter of research misconduct is felt more than ever This study was aimed to propose and develop a charter to determine types of research misconduct and dealing with them ...
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Background & Objective: The number of research misconduct cases seems to be increasing so the need for developing a disciplinary charter of research misconduct is felt more than ever This study was aimed to propose and develop a charter to determine types of research misconduct and dealing with them Methods: In this qualitative study three consensus rounds were conducted Each round consisted of five to six qualified experts with related specialties They included one member of academic staff with sufficient experience in research management two experts in professional ethics and two experts in legal affairs Each session lasted for 15 to 2 hours Based on an extensive literature review and personal experiences the different types of research misconduct were extracted in the first two sessions and in the third round agreement on classification of research misconduct was made Results: In general 49 types of research misconduct were explored and defined including 17 mild 22 moderate and 10 severe ones B ased on the severity of each type an appropriate penalty like verbal warnings and summons to early retirement with reduced payment base was determined Finally the expert panel made some comments Conclusion: The results of this study revealed different types of research misconduct and dealing with them Such an understanding can lead to a better design of national charters compatible with Iranian culture and it can also be as a base for preventive interventions
Original Article
Javad Kojuri; Farhad Lotfi; Mitra Amini; Ali Pilevar; Zohreh Esmaeelzadeh
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 9-16
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Background & Objective : Costbenefit analysis is a scientific method which helps policy makers to select a project among other projects with the same defined goal making sure that the chosen project has the maximum benefit with a fixed cost or the minimum cost with a fixed level of benefit Therefore ...
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Background & Objective : Costbenefit analysis is a scientific method which helps policy makers to select a project among other projects with the same defined goal making sure that the chosen project has the maximum benefit with a fixed cost or the minimum cost with a fixed level of benefit Therefore universities should consume the resources more carefully and efficiently This survey was conducted to provide documents for evidence based decision making for policymakers Methods : Having the cooperation of the admission office the number of medical students was extracted and then with the assistance of university budgeting manager total costs were extracted regarding education research culturalrecreational affairs and management emphasizing on medicine field Finally data was analyzed with Excel Results : Our findings showed that the per capita cost in education was 2683 million rials in research it was 1325 million rials and as for culturalrecreational affairs and management it was 74 and 1445million rials respectively The sum of per capita costs was 3034 million rials Conclusion : The calculated cost is fivefold the amount which was allocated as a per capita cost The total cost of the university was more than the amount allocated by the management and planning organization this necessitates further revisions in allocating recourses to universities by management and planning organization
Original Article
Masome Modanloo; Homeira Khoddam; Shohre Kolagaree; Farideh Bastani; Sorur Parvizi; Habib Abdollahi
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 17-25
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Background & Objective: To offer a better care in complex clinical environments and with rapid changes in technology nurses need to improve their problemsolving skill Studentcentered and active learning approaches are more effective in this regard Hence this study was to determine the effect of ProblemBased ...
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Background & Objective: To offer a better care in complex clinical environments and with rapid changes in technology nurses need to improve their problemsolving skill Studentcentered and active learning approaches are more effective in this regard Hence this study was to determine the effect of ProblemBased Learning (PBL) on nursing students learning level Methods: This quasiexperimental study was conducted on 32 nursing students (in their fifth semester) who had chosen mental health course in Golestan University of Medical Sciences in 2007 The students were randomly divided into two groups of cases (8 persons) and controls (24 persons) Having applied PBL and lecture during the course learning was evaluated via theoretical exams of similar content and cognitive level in two groups right at the end and two months after the course Data was analyzed using MannWhitney and independent t Test The level of significance was 005 Results: Most of the students with a mean ( ± SD) age of 2185(±197) years were single (9062%) and lived in a dormitory (75%) Although the mean scores were higher in cases compared to the controls two months after the course there was no significant difference in both groups regarding overall learning However a significant difference was seen in different cognitive levels (P
Original Article
Fariba Asgari; Hajar Mahjoob Moadab
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 26-33
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Background & Objective : An effective teaching is a collection of teachers behaviors leading to educational goals and better learning This study was conducted to determine the indices of an effective teaching from teachers and students point of view in Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2005Methods ...
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Background & Objective : An effective teaching is a collection of teachers behaviors leading to educational goals and better learning This study was conducted to determine the indices of an effective teaching from teachers and students point of view in Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2005Methods : In this descriptive crosssectional study 90 teachers according to consensus and 200 students randomly selected participated Data was collected using a researchermade questionnaire which its content validity and testretest reliability were already confirmed The questionnaires including four main domains of scholarship teaching method communication ability and personality were completed in a selfreporting way Results : Our findings suggest that the main domains of an effective teaching according to teachers point of view include scholarship teaching method and communication ability whereas students believed that communication ability teaching method personality and scholarship are in priority There was a significant relationship between sex and teachers point of view about teaching indices (P=0043) There was no significant relationship between students demographic information and their point of view Conclusion : According to our results and to improve teaching quality it is recommended to consider the characteristics of an effective teaching according to students point of view and create objective and valid evolution forms to promote educational quality the final goal of evaluation
Original Article
Mohammad Hadi Safi; Masud Falahi Khoshknab; Mehdi Russel; Mehdi Rahgozar
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 34-43
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Introduction: Identifying effective factors of job satisfaction amongst academic staff could be useful in improving their job satisfaction and motivating them to perform educational and research activities Hence this study was performed to investigate the effective individual environmental and ...
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Introduction: Identifying effective factors of job satisfaction amongst academic staff could be useful in improving their job satisfaction and motivating them to perform educational and research activities Hence this study was performed to investigate the effective individual environmental and occupational factors of job satisfaction amongst the academic staff of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Methods: In t his descriptiveanalytical study 94 members of academic staff of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences participated In order to analyze the data stepwise regression Pearson correlation coefficient independent sample tTest KurskalWallis test one way ANOVA and descriptive statistics were applied Results: T he mean ( ± SD) of academic staffs job satisfaction score was 726 (± 1691) out of 135 Marital status personal car possession academic degree and position spouses educational status and the status of personal house possession influenced academic staffs job satisfaction (P
Original Article
Fatemeh Bakouei; Farzan Kheirkhah; Hajar Salmalian; Shabnam Omidvar
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 44-50
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Background & Objective : Students educational success is of utmost importance As educational slump has always been a great concern in different fields this study was conducted to assess ≤ the effective factors on educational status of midwifery students in Babol University of Medical Sciences ...
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Background & Objective : Students educational success is of utmost importance As educational slump has always been a great concern in different fields this study was conducted to assess ≤ the effective factors on educational status of midwifery students in Babol University of Medical Sciences Methods: This descriptiveanalytical study was conducted on 152 midwifery students According to the Grade Point Average (GPA) of previous terms students were classified into three groups including good (GPA ≥ 17) average (14
Original Article
Masoumeh Delaram; Nasrin Forouzandeh
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 51-56
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Background & Objective : Effective evaluation is one the most important basic issues of educational processes and not only to diverse the students but also help the instructor in his activities Purpose: The aim of this study was to detect the methods of evaluation by instructors in Shahrekord university ...
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Background & Objective : Effective evaluation is one the most important basic issues of educational processes and not only to diverse the students but also help the instructor in his activities Purpose: The aim of this study was to detect the methods of evaluation by instructors in Shahrekord university of medical sciences Methods: In this descriptive study 122 instructor answered to a questionnaire The validity of questionnaire was detected by the experts viewpoints and its relibility was determined by alph chronbakh (079)Data was analyzed by spss and p
Original Article
Akram Sanagoo; Leila Joibari
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 57-69
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Background & Objective: Evaluation of academic staff is conducted in different ways One of these methods which are commonly applied nowadays is asking students (the only group that experience the direct effect of teaching during the course) about their opinions Hence this study was conducted to present ...
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Background & Objective: Evaluation of academic staff is conducted in different ways One of these methods which are commonly applied nowadays is asking students (the only group that experience the direct effect of teaching during the course) about their opinions Hence this study was conducted to present the students viewpoints about the evaluation of academic staffs performance using evaluation forms Methods: In this qualitative using phenomenology 40 students of nursing midwifery medicine and allied health sciences from different semesters were participated in individual semistructured interviews and group discussions in order to understand their viewpoints and experiences about evaluation of academic staff in theoretical courses The interviews were taperecorded and transcribed verbatim The data was analyzed using the content analysis method Results: Our findings suggest that although the students are in agreement with evaluating the academic staff they are reluctant to fill in the forms and stated that the current situation is not satisfactory Change relativity a student as a judge noneffective time open doors effective question and noneffective question represent students viewpoints and experiences about evaluating academic staff in theoretical courses using evaluation forms The participants emphasized the evaluation should be used as a positive reinforcement for improving education quality Conclusion: Academic staff is the main elements in students learning and could act inhibitors and facilitators By teaching evaluation one can make changes or corrections in further programs Meanwhile creative interventions are essential to satisfy students
short communication
Ali Koosha; Nahid Kazemizanjani; Abass ali Nourian; Nouredin Mousavinasab
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 70-74
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Background & Objective : Need assessment is can be applied as a tool for a better usage by managers and designers of Continuous Medical Education (CME) programs Hence this study was conducted to assess general practitioners viewpoints about Continuous Medical Education Programs held in Zanjan University ...
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Background & Objective : Need assessment is can be applied as a tool for a better usage by managers and designers of Continuous Medical Education (CME) programs Hence this study was conducted to assess general practitioners viewpoints about Continuous Medical Education Programs held in Zanjan University of Medical Education Methods : This descriptive study was conducted on all general practitioners of Zanjan province (450 persons) but only 260 ones participated by filling in the questionnaires Results : The motive to participate in CME programs in 462% of the participants was gaining credit points while updating scientific information was reported in 388% of them 588 percent of the physicians believed that the effect of CME programs was moderate to high 565% wanted 5 to 10 CME programs a year The influence of CME programs place was high to very high according to 642% of the participants 512 percent preferred weekends whereas 407% preferred daily fourhour programs 588 percent were in favor of holding pretests and posttests to determine the qualitative effect of the program Conclusion : According to general practitioners CME programs could be more effective So it is recommended to hold these programs at the weekends one day a week and four hours a day Five to ten programs are also suggested in a year
short communication
Nayereh Baghcheghi; Hamid Reza Koohestani
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, Pages 75-78
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Background & Objective : Drug calculation is an essential skill for nurses However numerous studies have demonstrated that such a skill is weak among nursing students or even nurses This study was designed to determine the effect of education through workshop on nursing students rapid and sustained ...
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Background & Objective : Drug calculation is an essential skill for nurses However numerous studies have demonstrated that such a skill is weak among nursing students or even nurses This study was designed to determine the effect of education through workshop on nursing students rapid and sustained learning regarding infused drug calculating skills Methods : In this semiexperimental study 28 nursing students studying in the second semester were recruited Data was collected using a questionnaire including demographic information and ten questions about infused drug calculating This questionnaire was distributed before immediately after and 3 months after the workshop Results : The students mean ( ± SD) score in pretest was 423 ( ±243) and it was 1822 (±133) and 1412 (±57) in two consecutive posttests respectively Comparing the mean scores revealed that the mean scores of the first and second posttests were significantly higher than pretest while the second posttest score was significantly less than the first one (p