title: Innovation in ethics and professionalism course: Early experience with portfolio-workbook.
abstract: To analyse students' perception regarding the use of portfolio-workbook in ethics course.
  
  
  
  This mixed method study was conducted at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2014, and comprised fourth-year medical students. The "portfolio-workbook", developed on principles of cognitive load and guided learning theories, contained essential reading material. Learning sessions were also facilitated by teaching tools like role-plays, movie/video clips, vignettes, etc., followed by reflective writing exercises. Feedback questionnaire with open- and closed-ended questions was used to collect data. Quantitative data was analysed for frequencies and percentages. Content analysis was conducted for the open-ended responses.
  
  
  
  Of the 20 participants, 10(50%) considered using portfolio-workbook as difficult initially. However, on completion of module 16(80%) found it easy. Moreover, 17(85%) appreciated it as a learning tool. Besides, 19(95%) students found teaching videos and 13(65%) found open discussions as effective learning tools. Portfolio-workbook as an assessment tool was preferred by 19(95%) students.
  
  
  
  The use of portfolio-workbook in teaching ethics to undergraduates was found to be encouraging as it generated interest and interaction.
authors.affiliation: Medical Education Unit, , Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Muhammad Shahid
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, , Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nadeem Alam
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zubairi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, , Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamad Hesham
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sayed
authors.affiliation: Vice Director, Center of Strategic Studies, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zohair Jamil
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Gazzaz
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D000068616:Professionalism; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013337:Students, Medical
keywords:  Undergraduate, Medical ethics, Professionalism, Portfolio, Workbook. 
  