M.Sc in Nursing Education

This course is designed to assist students to develop a broad understanding of fundamental
principles, trends and issues related to education and nursing education. Further, it would provide
opportunity to students to understand, appreciate and acquire skills in teaching and evaluation,
curriculum development, implementation, maintenance of standards and accreditation of various
nursing educational programs.

Content:

INTRODUCTION
q Education: Definition, aims, concepts,
philosophies & their education implication.
q Impact of social, economical, political &
technological changes on education:
· Professional education
· Current trends and issue in education
· Educational reforms and national
educational policy
· Trends in development of nursing
education in India.
q Concepts of Nursing education
q History of Nursing education in India
q Philosophy and objectives of Nursing
education.
q Purposes of nursing education in India.
q Scientific approach in Nursing
q Current issues and emerging trends in
Nursing education
q Liberal education and Nursing Education

TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
q Concepts of teaching and learning:
Definition, theories of teaching and
learning, relationship between teaching and
learning.
q Educational aims and objectives ; types,
domains, levels, elements and writing of
educational objectives.
q Competency based education (CBE) and
outcome based education (OBE).
q Instructional design: Planning and
designing the lesson, writing lesson plan:
meaning, its need and importance, formats.
q Instruction strategies: Lecture, discussion,
demonstration, simulation, laboratory,
seminar, panel, symposium, problem based
learning (PBL), workshop, project, roleplay
(socio drama), Clinical teaching
methods, programmed instruction, selfdirected
learning (SDL), micro teaching,
computer assisted instruction (CAI),
computer assisted learning (CAL),
q Development of effective study habits.