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Table 2 Findings of SWOT analysis of WBA project

From: Fostering teaching-learning through workplace based assessment in postgraduate chemical pathology residency program using virtual learning environment

Internal

Strengths

- WBA is conducive to the construction of a learning culture

- Will identify PGs who need assistance

- Will assist PGs in logbook entries

- Documentation of faculty-PG interactions

Weaknesses

- Faculty not comfortable with Moodle

- Faulty time

- WBA not integrated to current curriculum and assessment process

- Student driven so student dependent

- Low reliability

External

Opportunities

- Great demand for WBA

- Great demand of using Moodle in the digital era

- In line with institute’s goals

- Support available from Digital and Teaching and learning network of the institute

- If it works can be presented as a model at national level

Threats

- Other institutes in the country may start WBA before us

- May not work because of national policies

  1. Abbreviations: SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, PG postgraduate, WBA: workplace based assessment