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150530P - DISCUSSION POINTS ON TEACHING AT A WORKSHOP FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ACADEMICS DURBAN

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Presented at a workshop in Durban, South Africa on May 30, 2015 by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule Sr. MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard)

 

1.   Vision, mission, and objectives: What is the vision and mission of our teaching programs? Can we achieve the mission of reform of thought, knowledge, and education by employing teaching programs? How can the teaching programs transfer our vision, mission, and research output to the next generation?

2.  The programs: What levels shall our programs be: certificate, diploma, bachelors, masters, and doctorate? What academic disciplines shall we cover? Should we offer multi-disciplinary programs? Shall our programs be free standing and independent or shall we collaborate with other credible institutions such as universities? How can we integrate research into the teaching programs? Where and how shall we get accreditation? How can we evaluate our programs

3.      Students: How shall we advertise our programs and select students? How shall we determine the tuition fees? What shall be our scholarship policies?

4.   Teachers: What teaching resources shall be available to us? How will teachers be selected and evaluated?

5.    Methods of teaching: shall our programs be research-based, course-based, or both research and courses? Shall we teach online or in-class? What teaching and assessment methods shall we use?