Using the Nominal Group Technique to Select the Most Appropriate Topics for Postgraduate Research Students' Seminars

dc.creator	Sandra C. Jones
dc.date	2004-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:53Z
dc.identifier	1449-9789
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ed63c4d858ac46a39c5f95b3e9cfc1cc
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12356
dc.description	In 2003, the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences at our university offered a series of postgraduate research seminars. The series of seminars, selected by a three-person faculty team, received a mixed reaction - some seminars attracted a large proportion of the students whereas others were poorly attended. Thus, it was decided to continue the seminar series in 2004, but to undertake some formative evaluation to determine the students' preferences for the seminar topics. It was important to gain input from as many students as possible, and to allow maximum latitude for responses. It was decided to conduct a two-stage evaluation process: nominal groups with a subset of postgraduate research students; followed by a survey of all students based on the groups. It was apparent from the results of this study that the students' preferences for seminar content were quite dissimilar to those anticipated by academic staff. This study demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of the nominal group technique in investigating information and skill needs among postgraduate research students.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1449-9789
dc.source	Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Vol 1, Iss 1 (2004)
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Using the Nominal Group Technique to Select the Most Appropriate Topics for Postgraduate Research Students' Seminars
dc.type	article