Marta Marszalek completed the CCRPS certification course, seeking to deepen her theoretical knowledge and practical skills in clinical research to complement her monitoring activities and comply with industry standards.

In preparation for further accreditation for CCRPS, we are conducting case studies with graduates to discuss their experience in our course in 15-30 minute interviews with our clinical research educator, Courtney. We invited students to share their feedback asking extensive questions on why they chose the course, what they felt while taking the course, and how the course has helped them after completion. Today, we share Marta Marszalek's feedback underscores the strengths of the CCRPS certification course in the self-paced learning and its adaptability to individual needs. Her constructive suggestions for enhancing lecture delivery and incorporating practical examples provide actionable insights for course developers. Overall, her positive experience and the tangible benefits she derived in terms of career advancement highlight the course's effectiveness in equipping professionals with the necessary skills for clinical research roles.

Key Takeaways

● Marta appreciated the self-paced nature of the course, which allowed her to organize her learning schedule to fit her personal and professional commitments.

● The course significantly boosted Marta’s confidence and prepared her for career advancement, leading to more job offers and enhanced professional credibility.

● The minimalist and visually engaging platform was noted for facilitating a smooth learning process, aligning well with her preference for a straightforward and distraction-free interface.

End-of-Video Exercises:

● The exercises provided at the end of each video segment were highlighted as a crucial learning tool. These activities helped Stephanie apply the theoretical knowledge she gained in practical, clinical research settings, reinforcing her understanding.

Interactive Elements:

● She enjoyed the interactive elements of the course, like the end-of-video exercises. However, Marta suggested that these could be expanded to include more frequent quizzes or interactive scenarios that reinforce the learning material throughout the course.

Impact on Professional Development:

● Adding the certification to her CV and LinkedIn profile significantly increased her marketability and helped secure new job opportunities, affirming the practical benefits of the course.

View the transcript of our case study here.

Overall Impressions:

● Marta found the course well-structured and accessible, particularly valuing the ability to learn independently while having access to external support.

Learning Enhancements:

● Marta appreciated the self-assessment opportunities, which helped identify areas that needed review, although she highlighted the monotonous delivery of some lectures as a point for improvement.

Course Format and Accessibility:

● Open to contributing as a course advisor, Marta is willing to provide recommendations to enhance future editions of the course, reflecting her vested interest in the continuous improvement of the curriculum.

Impact on Professional Development:

● Adding the certification to her CV and LinkedIn profile significantly increased her marketability and helped secure new job opportunities, affirming the practical benefits of the course.

@3:24 - Marta Marszalek: "Probably when I finished, when I started the test, and it was all positive. But actually, I also like the moments when I was not passing this self-evaluation test. And then I knew which part I have to go back, which part I have to go back and learn again. But actually, now I have to say that the most exciting was the beginning, because you know, you are starting with something new."

@4:22 - Marta Marszalek: "Well, it was actually exactly what I was looking for. So because I wanted to find the course that I could learn by myself, but with some external help. So for me, it was important to see the presentations and to find the speakers going through the presentations. So that was what I was looking for. And of course, the certificate gates were important."

@5:00 - Marta Marszalek: "The learning experience, even more rewarding? Like one thing I would consider as a possibility to improvement would be like the lectures but the lectures that were reading the slides. So first it would be better if they just don’t read everything."

@6:26 - Marta Marszalek: "No, I think it was covered pretty much well with theoretical parts. Maybe some like cases would be nice to include. I always like to see with the tests or like evaluations. So you can see like the case and you can evaluate what’s what’s wrong with this one, where’s the mistake or something like that."

@7:26 - Marta Marszalek: "Yes, I think the courses is prepared very well. It’s not very expensive, so it’s very good. I think it can be even more expensive if you can offer more things because people So I think with some improvements I think it could be more expensive but also so, um, the marketing of your, uh, the course is like, it’s, um, it’s not very well, uh, shown. Like, yeah, I think you can show more from the, uh, what you can get from the course."

@8:33 - Marta Marszalek: "If I want to do a refresher course. Yeah. Yeah, definitely."

@10:36 - Marta Marszalek: "So in my case, I needed the certificates to obtain the certificate in very fast, in very fast way. so lots of courses, they would tell you how many hours you can do per week or they are already organized. But in this case, I knew that I would sit. a few days, 10 hours straight, and I can do it. for me, with the flexibility to organize your learning time and schedule, that was very important and the easiness to do this course."

@11:57 - Marta Marszalek: "So I was already working in clinical training. class when I, in the first one, that was, I was not doing, like, strictly monitoring activities, but I was collaborating also for monitoring visits, and for the compliance reasons, I needed the certificate, and I wanted to learn more because I knew the practical parts, and some theory as well, but it’s different when you have to refresh everything and you have to do, it’s like master and with any kind of studies that we’re doing, so in my case it was necessary. I can say I’m not sure if this is because of the certificate or different reasons, but I do receive a lot of offers, job offers, including, for example, yeah, and I’m sure it’s a great value to add to your CV."

@14:00 - Marta Marszalek: "Definitely very easy. That was also one of the reasons that I chose because I was playing with platforms and I’m very like visual person so I need to see that it was simple. It was not like very distracting. I don’t like it but to my images colors and it was very easy. I’m a minimalist person so it’s easy to open it to get there and it was also nice that when you were entering the platform it was you were going to when you left it."

@15:13 - Marta Marszalek: "Basically, what I just said, I think it’s very good for people that they are self-discipline. They like learning new things or they like refreshing things. I think people who are also like challenges, so that’s why you are doing courses when you get some certificate games, it’s always like... Engaging you more in learning something new. Okay. Yeah."