Evaluation of Student's Research Center workshops of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences from the participating student's perspective, in 2015

Students’ Research Center possesses a major role in improving the efficiency and development of education and research. The evaluation process can be used to assess the quality assurance and improvement of thsese centers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate students’ research center workshops in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences by student’s perspective.
This survey was a cross-sectional study, performed on 284 students participating in workshops of student’s research center in 2015. The data was collected through self-report questionnaire as conducted by students, which consisted of individuals’ demographic characteristics and the main items. Data analysis was accomplished using the software SPSS version 21 and including the ANOVA, and independent T-test to determine the relationship between variables used.
The results of this study showed that the number of students reporting weak conditions for workshops were too small, while the majority of students evaluated good condition for the workshops in items including management of performers, lecturer skills and students. There were no statistically significant differences between the items, previous experience of participation and residency status of students (P>0.05). But, between the scores of three items of workshops and major of study, academic semesters and faculty of students significant changes were found (P>0.05).
Considering the importance and role of students’ evaluations of workshops, it is suggested to perform comprehensive studies in all of the Medical Sciences universities to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative improvement of workshops.