A Moodle-Based E-Syllabus for Institutional Research: Curriculum Mapping and Competency Assessments

Abstract

Institutional research is an essential topic in the medical education field. In this regard, curriculum mapping and competency assessments based on the model core curriculum (MCC) and diploma policies (DPs) are required topics for achieving global standards. This study investigated initial practices using a Moodle-based e-syllabus to gather and analyze curriculum information. Although some MCC elements were connected to several classes, results showed that others had no such connections. Since the MCC is defined as "a common, national, systematically organized curriculum taught in each medical faculty/university," it should thus be improved so that each MCC element is fulfilled throughout the whole curriculum. Although the Moodle-based e-syllabus contained some problems that require improvement (especially for usability), the data integration and analytics aspects were better than those of the previous Excel-based syllabus.