Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik Nr. 1998/4
Medicine Study 2000
Alternatives for Learning and Assessment, Teaching and Evaluation
Patrick A. Merl and Gottfried S. Csanyi (Vienna, Austria)
Information Gathering and Structuring in the Design of a Qualification Profile
Summary
The new law on Austrian university education (UniStG 97) grants greater autonomy to federal universities and requires a redefinition of all curricula by the year 2002. Vienna's medical school established the MedizinCurriculum Wien project (MCW) to prepare a new curriculum under the supervision of the Committee on Educational Affairs (StuKo).
The paper describes the processes involved with the first stage of curriculum development, the design of a qualification profile for our graduates. MCW developed a four-step procedure that was used in two sequential rounds leading towards a genuine "Wiener Qualifikationsprofil". Beyond preparation of appropriate materials and information of stakeholders, this procedure relies on two central strategies, the gathering and structuring of feedback data.
The paper also reflects one of the central contributions MCW makes to the international discussion of medical school reform: An experience with a very realistic scenario in university reform today.
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