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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Using Design Thinking Method in Academic Advising: A Case Study in a College of Pharmacy in Saudi Arabia.

Dalia Almaghaslah, Abdulrhman Alsayari

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Dalia AlmaghaslahDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3094-0808
Abdulrhman AlsayariDepartment of Pharmacognosy, King Khalid University, Abha 61441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5479-9319

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe current study was conducted to evaluate academic advising services in a pharmacy college in Saudi Arabia. This will result in developing solutions to overcome the identified challenges.

methodsDesign thinking method uses five steps: empathising, defining, ideating, prototypes and testing.

resultsSeveral issues were identified with students: limited awareness of academic rules and regulations; work-family life imbalance; lack of trust in academic advising and emotional support; unfamiliarity with different learning strategies; and lack of social life at the university. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionThis study provides a model for enhancing students' experiences with academic advising. It suggested several prototypes that have proven to be effective in enhancing students' experiences in university life and how to overcome challenges. The prototypes include a peer academic advising club, personal development workshop and a series of lectures on college rules and regulations.

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academic advisingdesign thinkingpeer academic advisingpharmacy students

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PMCPMC8775019

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