Nursing Education Case Study Analysis

IV Analysis I: The Input Stage

1. Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix

Table 1.2: IFE Matrix for MEGB

Key Internal Factors Weight Rating Weighted score

Strengths

1 MEGB is the leader of education in nursing and allied health in Malaysia 0.07 4 0.28 2 MEGB had alliance with a few universities overseas like Indonesia, China, and Australia 0.05 3 0.15 3 The institution has strong brand 0.10 3 0.30

4 The course fees set by the institution is reasonable 0.13 4 0.52

5 MEGB has conducive facilities for educational purpose 0.11 3 0.33

6 Lecturers are well knowledgeable and experienced 0.14 3 0.42

7 Financial assistances which is the scholarship is provided to the students 0.08 3 0.24

Nevertheless, the institution should pay more attention to the factor "Holographic technology used in conducting practical training" which is the factor that currently received the least response with rating of 1. It is a quite important factor which has a weight of 0.10. The company should make use of this opportunity to use this technology in teaching and practical training in their campus, for instance medical or health science courses to enhance the understanding of

MEGB maintain their ratio of lecturer to students of 1:4. This comprehensive learning system further perfected with Mentor-Mentee system. The academic staff in MEGB must fulfil some requirement that is minimum postgraduate qualification and 3 years of teaching experience in their respective field. The lecturers in MEGB are well selected from high educated lecturers and they are very knowledgeable and experienced in their field. The lecture class size is normally 30 students per class so the lecture can deliver their knowledge to the students