A pharmacy preregistration course using online teaching and learning methods

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   McDowell, Jenny ^a   Marriott, Jennifer L ^a   Calandra, Angela ^a   Duncan, Gregory ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Australia; Online; Online discussion; Preregistration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER GROUP; PERFORMANCE; PHARMACY; SATISFACTION; TEACHING; WORKLOAD; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; DRUG CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, GRADUATE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349254283     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj730577     Document Type: Article

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