A Guide for the design and implementation of a service-learning (SL)

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as well as on the learning acquired during the development of the course.

DEFINING SERVICE

How to identify which learning objectives will be addressed through SL?

of the objectives are related to it, or to think about those that have a more practical-theoretical character. You can also think about which of the course objectives develop attitudes/values, competencies or transversal skills according to the career profile.

* In the UC SL program a Service Quality Rubric has been designed, which may be reviewed in the following link and may be used to monitor and asses the quality of the service at different points in the process. To design the service, it is necessary to think of two elements: the service objective and the community partner . Once the service objective has been defined, the search for community partners may begin, and then the SL partnership may be established.

It is possible to think about the project idea in mind and verify which

From the learning objectives of this course, which are: 1. Understanding the fundamentals of the theory and principles of quality control methods for pharmaceutical products. 2. Understanding the procedures used in the quality control of pharmaceutical formulations used in the manufacture of drugs, as well as in-process and finished drugs and the elements used for them. 3. Understanding the application of international standards in the analysis of active ingredients in different pharmaceutical forms

The development of a service and its co design is one of the distinctive features of a course that implements the SL methodology. The project design must be carefully reviewed prior to, during and after the implementation of the service, in order to ensure a quality project and synergistic participation among the different parties involved. In developing a quality service, it is not only the product or result that matters, but also the process through which that product emerges. This means that the quality of the final product is directly dependent on both the participation among the parties as well as on the

SERVICE OBJECTIVE

the service objective in SL is built on the following questions

1. What objectives of the course can meet the needs of the community partner? 2. What joint project may be done with the community partner? 3. What could be the benefit to the community partner?

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course objectives that will be contributed and

enhanced through the SL methodology will be CHAPTER I I : PR IOR THE IMPLEMENTATI ON IN A COURSE

CHAPTER I I : PR IOR THE IMPLEMENTATI ON IN A COURSE

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