Etugen university first grade ethical course satisfaction survey

Abstract

Background: At the “21st-century development program of the world” conference, he said, “Education should teach people the environmental and ethical knowledge, skills, behavior, and communication ethics that are required for sustainable development.” Etugen University has implemented a series of ethical lessons and outcome-based programs since 2006 and 2017, respectively. Therefore, there is a need for evaluating the satisfaction of students with these programs. Aim: The assessment from freshmen enrolled for the 2022-2023 academic year from the professional introduction and orientation programs. Materials and Methods: A total of 1st grade 1102 students answered the questionnaire that has 3 general parts and 17 main questions. Data analyses were performed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. Results: The average level of satisfaction of the participants in the study was 86.5% for the orientation course, 87.1% for the professional introduction course, and 81% for evaluating the coherence of the course content as very good or good. In the study, when the participants named the changes that happened to them after studying the course, they improved their understanding of the profession, their ability to work in the online environment, their self-reliance, their level of personal hygiene improved by more than 50%, and 80.3% rated their knowledge, skills, and attitudes as satisfactory. Conclusions: 1. An average of 86.8% of participants answered with very good scores. This includes 85.5% for general orientation and 84.5% for professional orientation. The correlation between general vs professional orientation was evaluated by 81% of participants as good to very good. Present survey releases that over 50% of improvements in understanding of their profession, their ability to work in an online environment, self-confidence, and personal hygiene following skills after the courses. Participants evaluated that acquired 80.3% of their knowledge, skills, and attitude. 2. Average satisfaction with orientation programs and professional introductory courses by schools was - 88.1% in the school of health, 90.5% in the school of nursing, 83% in the school of dentistry, 92.3% in the school of pharmacy, 86% in the school of engineering, economics, and management - statistically significant (p=0.62) and useful and effective for students.