Evaluation and improvement of undergraduate courses in food hygiene and nutrition from the perspective of graduates
Objective To understand the problems existing in the curriculum design of food hygiene and nutrition for undergraduates,and put forward countermeasures to improve the quality of talents cultivation and promote professional development.Methods Self-made questionnaires were distributed by convenience sampling method,through online and offline ways,and the graduates'opinions on the curriculum design of their school.Quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS 26.0,and qualitative data were analyzed by NVivo 11.0.Results A total of 258 valid questionnaires were recovered,and the average score of graduates'satisfaction with teaching quality was 2.42±1.02.Graduates had different opinions on the importance of special courses,and 150 students(58.14%)were satisfied with major courses.Some graduates thought the time of special courses was unreasonable and there were few major courses.Besides,141 graduates(54.65%)were satisfied with the clinical probation in their graduation colleges.Although graduates believed that innovation ability was important,innovative education courses were scarce at present.Conclusions Graduates are less satisfied with the setting of undergraduate curriculum in food hygiene and nutrition.It is suggested to optimize professional courses setting,improve experimental facilities and equipment,strengthen the management of practice bases,and pay attention to the cultivation of students'innovation and entrepreneurship ability.
Food hygiene and nutritionUndergraduate majorCurriculum setting