Increasing Student Engagement in Pharmacy Law

Abstract

To enhance student engagement and learning, the use of a social medial platform, Snapchat, was introduced into a cohort of second year pharmacy students (n=160). This study aims to evaluate student perception of this intervention which was used in a pharmacy law module. Participation in the intervention was voluntary. An evaluation survey was designed to understand usage of the Snapchat tool through tick box responses and comment boxes. The survey was given out and collected at the end of a lecture. The response rate was 55.6%. Of those with an active Snapchat account, 90% (n=63/69) had joined our pharmacy law Snapchat account. When asked whether Snapchat supported revision, 91.9% (n=57/62) agreed whilst 81.0% (n=51/63) reported that the snapchat account had increased their knowledge in relation to pharmacy law and 93.8% (n=60/64) would recommend this learning tool to their peers.Keywords: Student engagement, SnapChat, Social media, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Law

Situational judgment using ethical reasoning in Saudi undergraduate pharmacy students

“…As the profession advances, the need to develop students’ ethical reasoning is more critical than ever [ 33 ]. Furthermore, the favorable impact of educational courses encompassing ethical reasoning has been reported in several studies [ 35 , 38 – 40 ]. Pharmacy programs should, therefore, revise the content of their courses to develop students’ ethical reasoning, along with clinical reasoning, in the interest of producing more mature graduates with sound reasoning.…”

“…Using social media to improve ethical reasoning is another novel idea that has been demonstrated to engage students in discussions and debates [ 40 ]. Compared to traditional teaching methods such as face-to-face lectures, it creates a space for wider discussions with peers and allows thoughtful conversations to take place between participants from diverse professions and with varied experiences [ 43 ].…”