In addition to acquiring knowledge of the basic sciences, students also acquired competency in the core abilities through their learning activities.
This is in line with Wood M's study (1999) which concluded that nurse managers acquired competency in ethics through education and years of experience.
It offers an assessment of the alumni's acquired competencies in relation to a framework of the essential functions of public health.
From a skills training methodology point of view, direct observation is a better method than a questionnaire survey for evaluating acquired competencies, but this was not possible due to resource constraints.
These standardized factor scores, having a mean of zero and standard deviation of approximately one, were used as response variables in ANOVA and ANCOVA to examine which of the aforementioned predictor variables yield a significant contribution to a higher extent of application of acquired competencies, better performance of graduates at the workplace, and an increased impact on society.
The construct did not demarcate which option was best, as long as two planning measures were given, as this demonstrated the student's capacity to apply acquired competencies in a manner deemed 'above content'.
Results of assessments are recorded, and evidence of acquired knowledge and skills is collected, including repeated reflection on acquired competencies, competency levels, and a personal strengths weaknesses analysis [ 8].
The questionnaire included a component on the extent to which MPH contributed to application of acquired competencies (Cronbach's α = 0.957), to graduates' performance at the work place (Cronbach's α = 0.954), and to their contribution to society (Cronbach's α = 0.940).
The acquired competencies will be useful for my professional career.
These agents, further explained in section "Recommendations based on competency comparison", are also used to update each learner's competency annotations with newly acquired competencies.
