MONASH PUBLIC HEALTH amp PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Professor Dragan Ilic Dr Nazmul Karim AProf Basia Diug Director of Teaching amp Learning Head Medical Education Research amp Quality MERQ unit ID: 805471
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Slide1
How do students perform when completing an accelerated, online Masters program?
MONASHPUBLIC HEALTH &PREVENTIVEMEDICINE
Professor Dragan Ilic, Dr Nazmul Karim, A/Prof Basia Diug
Director of Teaching & Learning,
Head, Medical Education Research & Quality (MERQ) unit
School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education
Slide2Multimodal
Master of Public Health (MPH) Master of Health Management (MHM) Courses at SPHPM
Slide3Online
Master of Public HealthMaster of Health Administration Carousel approach
Courses at SPHPM
Slide4Is there a difference in student performance across the two types of courses?
6 week versus 12 week durationIs there a difference in student satisfaction across the two types of courses? Student Evaluation of Teaching Units (SETU)Does performance differ between domestic and international students? Research opportunities
Slide5Performance and SETU: online vs on-campus
Mode
Code
Unit title
Numbers
Pass rate
Grade median
SETU
Online – TP4
MPH5301
Health systems and policy
136
91.11%
C
3.60
Multimodal
MPH5269
Foundations of health policy
67
92.54%
C
3.56
Online – TP5
MPH5302
Biostatistics: Concepts and applications
137
93.50%
D
4.55
Multimodal
MPH5041
Introductory biostatistics
143
94.51%
D
4.77
Online – TP6
MPH5303
Epidemiology of infectious diseases
75
100%
D
4.71
Multimodal
MPH5218
Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention
15
100.00%
D
4.72
Online – TP1
MPH5304
Leading and managing in public health and health care
40
92.50%
C
3.97
Multimodal
MPH5266
Clinical leadership and management
89
92.13%
C
4.08
Online – TP2
MPH5305
Epidemiology: Concepts and applications
58
87.93%
C
3.95
Multimodal
MPH5040
Introductory epidemiology
156
93.59%
C
4.07
Online – TP5
MPH5307
Introduction to health law principles
93
95.70%
C
3.75
Multimodal
MPH5265
Law for health systems
63
96.83%
D
4.18
Slide6Performance and SETU: online vs on-campus
Mode
Code
Unit title
Numbers
Pass rate
Grade median
SETU
Online - TP1
MPH5308
Developing health systems
113
84.96%
C
2.98
Multimodal
MPH5272
Reform and development of health services
49
95.92%
C
4.12
Online – TP2
MPH5309
Occupational health and safety
67
85.07%
D
4.57
Multimodal
MPH5241
Introduction to occupational health and safety
19
89.47%
D
3.67
Online – TP3
MPH5310
Introduction to environmental health
39
87.18%
D
4.04
Multimodal
MPH5203
Environmental influences on health
27
92.59%
C
4.67
Online – TP4
MPH5314
Epidemiology of chronic disease
72
91.67%
D
4.18
Multimodal
MPH5207
Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention
37
94.59%
D
4.78
Online – TP4
MPH5311
Safety and quality in health care
35
91.43%
C
4.35
Multimodal
MPH5267
Principles of health care quality improvement
89
93.26%
D
4.12
Online – TP2
MPH5312
Advances in managing patient care processes
57
96.49%
C
4.75
Multimodal
MPH5286
Applying and practicing the principles of patient safety and quality improvement
22
100.00%
D
4.93
Slide7Impact of the 6 week teaching period
Strongly disagree (1) – Strongly agree (5)
The current TP structure was one of the main considerations in choosing the course I am enrolled in.
2.27%
9.09%
13.64%
36.36%
38.64%
4.00
The current TP structure allows me to digest learning material in sufficient time.
4.55%
13.64%
6.81%
56.82%
18.18%
3.70
With the current TP structure, I have sufficient time to complete assessment tasks in a timely manner.
4.55%
20.45%
25.00%
45.45%
4.55%
3.25
With the current TP structure, I can balance my studies with other commitments, such as family and careers.
6.98%
16.28%
23.26%
48.84%
4.55%
3.28
Slide8Discontinuation
MPH
MHA
Discontinued
Not
Discontinued
Discontinued
Not
Discontinued
N (%)
62 (29.1)
151 (70.9%)
56 (29.3)
135 (70.7%)
Unit completed #
1-344 (71.0)5 (3.3)28 (50.0)7 (5.2) 4-69 (14.5)42 (27.8)18 (32.1)38 (28.1) > 69 (14.5)104 (68.9)10 (17.9)90 (66.7) Test statisticsP < 0.001P < 0.001Intermission number None24 (77.4)82 (68.9)13 (50.0)77 (70.0) 1-22 (6.5)15 (12.6)1 (3.8)12 (10.9) 3-45 (16.1)15 (12.6)7 (26.9)17 (15.5) >40 (0.0)7 (5.9)5 (19.2)4 (3.6) P =0.373P = 0.009Reason for discontinued Unable to cope with the load16 (25.8)-16 (28.6)- Major health/life event9 (14.5)-4 (7.1)- Alternative exit taken8 (12.9)-13 (23.2)- Financial or failed to re-enroll11 (17.7)-10 (17.9)- New employment/relocation03 (4.8)-06 (10.7)- Course expectation not met7 (11.3)-03 (0.5.4)- No reason stated03 (4.8)-03 (5.4)- Excluded by Faculty05 (8.1)-01 (01.8)-
Slide9Students failing 2 or more units were more likely to discontinue
OR-2.53; 95%CI: 1.21-5.29Students completing at least 25% of the course were less likely to discontinue OR-0.03; 95%CI: 0.02-0.06Intermission in a previous unit did not decrease the odds of discontinuation OR-2.53; 95%CI: 1.43-4.89
Online students
Slide10Domestic vs international performance
DOM/INT
Unit title
Mean
SE
P<0.05
DOM
Clinical leadership and management
64.8
1.5
INT
Clinical leadership and management
62.1
2.7
DOM
Introductory epidemiology
68.7
1.0
*
INT
Introductory epidemiology
61.5
3.0
*DOMLaw for health systems73.62.0INTLaw for health systems76.22.8DOMPrinciples of health care quality improvement67.31.6INTPrinciples of health care quality improvement70.32.1DOMReform and development of health services66.72.0INTReform and development of health services69.73.4DOMFoundations of health policy62.71.4*INTFoundations of health policy52.96.1*DOMIntroductory biostatistics70.11.4INTIntroductory biostatistics66.73.9DOMChronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention66.23.3INTChronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention66.62.9
Slide11Quality and satisfaction between multimodal and online units is equivalent
Predictors of discontinuation Failing 2+ units<25% of course completion Support required for adjustment to 6 week teaching periodInternational student supportWeekly seminarsSpecific online learning materialsStudent academic support (inc. peer)
Outcomes so far…
Slide12Professor Dragan Ilic
dragan.ilic@monash.edu@DraganIlic99@MERQMU
Thank you