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FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA
http://medicine.um.edu.my
INTRODUCTION
The Bachelor of Nursing Sciences programme is offered by the Department of Nursing Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine. Department of Nursing Science was first established in 1993 as a Nursing
Science unit under the Department of Allied Health Sciences. It was the first nursing unit to
recognize the importance of baccalaureate education in nursing and became the pioneer in the
transition in the nursing education program by upgrading nursing education from a diploma to
a graduate program, Bachelor of Nursing Sciences in Malaysia. The unit has been involved in
the undergraduate teaching leading to Bachelor in Nursing Sciences ever since its formation.
The unit was established as a clinical department: Department of Nursing Science in Faculty of
Medicine, Universiti Malaya on the 1 July 2007.
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The Vision of the Department is to be a center of excellence in nursing education by producing
registered nurses that are competent, safe, has good moral values and critical thinking ability,
caring and interacts with clients, families and communities in providing care in various health
services in the country. With this vision our mission is to be excellent in educating and producing
graduate at tertiary level in line with changes in technology and services in the field of nursing
in Malaysia through teaching and learning and evidence-based practice.
Bachelor of Nursing Sciences Programme covers eight semesters and one special semesters
within 4 years and is specially designed to prepare nursing students with relevant knowledge,
competencies and professionalism at undergraduate level.
The aim of this course is to produce nursing graduates with in-depth knowledge in nursing and
medical sciences. Upon completion, graduates are expected to practice nursing critically and
ethically by applying scientific nursing foundation in health care delivery.
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
‘In its broadest meaning, self-directed learning describes a process in which individuals take the
initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulation
learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and
implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes’.
(Knowles, M. (1975). Self-Directed Learning. Chicago: Follet. p.18)
At the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, we want students to drive their own learning.
While this may appear easy to do on paper, learning to learn independently can be a challenge.
Some of you may have the inherent characteristics of a self-directed learner. For others, you will
have to train yourself to be a self-directed learner. While the faculty and lecturers are ready to
guide you in your teaching and learning via an outcome-based curriculum, self-directed learning
goes a step further by expecting students to display [Figure 1]:
Ownership of Learning
• Articulate learning gaps.
• Set learning goals.
• Identify learning tasks to achieve the goals.
• Extension of Own Learning
• Learn beyond the curriculum.
• Empowerment through self-learning
• Management and Monitoring of Own Learning
• Explore alternative methods of learning.
• Make sound decisions.
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