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16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre: Curriculum planning and assessment

19. - 21. April 2012, Timisoara, Romania

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External evaluation/accreditation/certification as a tool for improvement of study programmes as well as a powerful means for overcoming internal opposition against change

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16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre 2012 - Curriculum planning and assessment. Timisoara, Romania, 19.-21.04.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc12grako11

doi: 10.3205/12grako11, urn:nbn:de:0183-12grako110

Published: September 5, 2012

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Major curricular changes and reforms always bear some risk of failure. Moreover, frequently they evoke fears and resistance among the involved teaching staff. External evaluation/accreditation/certifcation not only are important tools to get sound and objective feedback about the general appropriateness of the reform direction chosen; they also may precipitate and overcome internal opposition in a most elegant manner. The presentation will focus on the experiences we made at the Medical University of Graz.