This document discusses the symposium technique used in nursing education. It defines a symposium as consisting of prepared speeches on different aspects of a topic, followed by audience discussion under a chairperson. The objectives of a symposium are to understand various perspectives and develop the ability to make judgments or form policies on an issue. A symposium provides broad understanding of a topic while allowing listeners to discuss it and make decisions. Though it engages participants cognitively, it may not emphasize affecting domains as well. The document also notes advantages like organization, insights gained, and uses of the technique, as well as limitations such as limited participation.

3.  Definition
of symposium
 Objectives of symposium
 Purpose of symposium
 Characteristics of symposium
 Techniques of symposium
 Scope for the use of symposium
 Limitation of symposium
 Advantages of symposium
 Disadvantages of symposium
 Role of symposium in nursing education

4. 
“The symposium forum serves an excellent device for informing
an audience, crystallizing opinion and in general preparing the
listeners for arriving at decision policies, values, judgment or
understanding.”

“Symposium consists of a set of program of prepared speeches
followed by audience discussion”

“Symposium is a technique in which two or more person
under the direction of a chairman presents several speeches, which
give several aspect of one question”.

5. The following are main objectives of the symposium: To identify and understand two various aspects of the
theme.
 To develop the ability to decision and judgment regard a
problem.
 To develop the values and feeling regarding a problem.
 To enable the listeners to form policies regarding a theme
or problem.


7. The symposium has the following main characteristics: It
provides the broad understandings of a topic or a
problem.
 The opportunity is provided to the listeners to take decision
about the Problem.
 It is used for higher classes to specific theme and problem.
 It develops the feeling of co-operation and adjustment. The
objectives as
synthesis and evaluation are achieved by
employing the symposium.
 It provides the different views on the topic of the
symposium.

9.  Use
of television for education.
 Scope
for the distance education in our
education.
 Use
of essay and objective type of test.
 Semester
 Cause
system in education.
of student unrest.

10.  Quality
 Use
control of education research.
of microteaching in teacher education
.

Use of team teaching in school.
 Use
of action research in classroom teaching.
 Scope
of education technology in our education.

11. The symposium technique suffers from the following
limitation: The
chairman has no control over the speakers.
 There
 The
is a probability of repetition of the conduct.
different aspect
simultaneously.
.
of
theme
is
presented

12.  The
listeners remain passive in the symposium.
 The
discussion and presentation of the theme is not
summarized at the end.
 This
technique is employed to achieve the higher
objectives of cognitive domain but affective are not
emphasized properly.

13.  It
is suited to a large group or classes.
 This
method can be frequently used to
present broad topics for discussion at
conventions and organization meetings.
 Organization
is good because of the set
speeches prepared before hand.

14.  Gives
deeper insight into the topic.
 Directs
the students continuously in
dependent study.
 Hands
itself to the teaching of clinical
subjects.
 This
method can be use in political meetings.

15.  Inadequate
opportunity for all the students to
participate actively.
 The speeches are limited to 15-20 minutes.
 Limited audience participation.
 Question and answer limited to 3 or 4 minutes.
 Possibility of overlapping the subjects.

16. 
The symposium will provide a valuable opportunity for nurses from
different cultural background and diverse field to changing role of
nurses in community and home care from international perspective
to promote the generation and implementation of evidence based
practice in community and home nursing through sharing and
exchange of information on the latest development in the discipline
among expert from across the globe, this symposium will contribute
formulating global and regional strategies in advancing nurses role
as well as developing policy initiative in as it relates to nursing
practice, nursing education nursing management and disaster
management.

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