Students will also be required to demonstrate their acquisition of independent learning skills. During each semester in the first year of the program there will be at least two formal assessment exercises, either written or oral, in tutorial groups for this purpose. These assessment events, which are developed by module and course directors, emphasize integrated problem-solving performance and demonstration of appropriate professional behaviors. The program attempts to provide to the students and tutors high quality information about performance using this assessment method. Further details about these exercises are provided below and in some course handbooks.
Modules are units within courses.
In some cases, specific assessment tools are used to monitor student performance and progress in a module. For example, in Dental Sciences I Modules, laboratory competency exercises will be used to assess manual skills development. Details regarding these assessments are included in the course handbooks. In each course, specific assessment tools are used to provide information to students regarding their progress in acquiring a fund of knowledge. Details regarding these assessments are included in the course handbooks.