Assessment Of The Economics Curriculum At A College Of Pharmacy

Abstract

This paper describes the method of assessing the outcomes of students’ training in the Economics of Health Care course at the Albany College of Pharmacy (ACP).  The following sections will: (1) describe the course and the various techniques that were used to ensure that the course outcomes were achieved, (2) explore the literature on assessment instruments for economics courses, (3) describe and analyze the assessment tools that were used in the course and the results from these instruments, and finally (4) discuss the different assessment methodologies that were used and their effectiveness and how the Economics of Health Care will be altered in the future to ensure greater comprehension by the students.