Table 5 Themes, subthemes, and sample quotations

Number of meeting hours

“… allocating sufficient time to cover the teaching materials is crucial for the success of the course. I think instructors will need about 32 meeting hours to cover the course materials.” An educator/academician with 15 years of professional and teaching experience

Design of the course

Targeting lower and upper orders of the cognitive domain

“… the course should be designed to gradually target lower and upper orders of the cognitive domain. Bloom’s verbs should be appropriately used to ensure engaging students.” An educator/academician with 11 years of academic and research experience

High quality course

“… yes, I agree! The course should be designed to prepare competent nurses who would need to care for the increasing number of epilepsy patients” A nurse with 14 years of practicing experience

Teaching methods

Approach

“In my opinion, face-to-face meeting is superior to all other approaches to teaching. Face-to-face lectures are important for the success of this course” An educator/academician with 9 years of professional, teaching, and research experience

Using visual/auditory aids

“Lecturers have plenty of options to choose from. I would use PowerPoint presentations. I know some colleagues who even use animations.” An educator/academician with 13 years of professional, teaching, and research experience

“… in case we would not take the students to the hospital or clinic to see real cases, we have a simulations lab. Videos can also be helpful … “An educator/academician with 10 years of professional, teaching, and research experience

Evaluation methods

MCQs

“MCQs would work well for such a course. MCQs are widely used in licensure examinations.” A nurse with 14 years of teaching and practicing experience

Group project

“I think a group project to be evaluated by the instructor would be a good end of this course” A practicing nurse with 9 years of experience