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MONASH PUBLIC HEALTH & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE How do students perform when completing an accelerated, online Masters program? 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
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Courses at SPHPM Multimodal Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Health Management (MHM)
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Courses at SPHPM Online Carousel approach Master of Public Health
Master of Health Administration Carousel approach
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Research opportunities
Is there a difference in student performance across the two types of courses? 6 week versus 12 week duration Is 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?
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Performance 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% 3.56 Online – TP5 MPH5302 Biostatistics: Concepts and applications 137 93.50% D 4.55 MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics 143 94.51% 4.77 Online – TP6 MPH5303 Epidemiology of infectious diseases 75 100% 4.71 MPH5218 Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention 15 100.00% 4.72 Online – TP1 MPH5304 Leading and managing in public health and health care 40 92.50% 3.97 MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management 89 92.13% 4.08 Online – TP2 MPH5305 Epidemiology: Concepts and applications 58 87.93% 3.95 MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology 156 93.59% 4.07 MPH5307 Introduction to health law principles 93 95.70% 3.75 MPH5265 Law for health systems 63 96.83% 4.18
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Performance 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% 4.12 Online – TP2 MPH5309 Occupational health and safety 67 85.07% D 4.57 MPH5241 Introduction to occupational health and safety 19 89.47% 3.67 Online – TP3 MPH5310 Introduction to environmental health 39 87.18% 4.04 MPH5203 Environmental influences on health 27 92.59% 4.67 Online – TP4 MPH5314 Epidemiology of chronic disease 72 91.67% 4.18 MPH5207 Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention 37 94.59% 4.78 MPH5311 Safety and quality in health care 35 91.43% 4.35 MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement 89 93.26% MPH5312 Advances in managing patient care processes 57 96.49% 4.75 MPH5286 Applying and practicing the principles of patient safety and quality improvement 22 100.00% 4.93
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Strongly disagree (1) – Strongly agree (5)
Impact 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% 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. 20.45% 25.00% 45.45% 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% 3.28
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Discontinuation MPH MHA Discontinued Not N (%) 62 (29.1) 151 (70.9%)
MPH MHA Discontinued Not N (%) 62 (29.1) 151 (70.9%) 56 (29.3) 135 (70.7%) Unit completed # 1-3 44 (71.0) 5 (3.3) 28 (50.0) 7 (5.2) 4-6 9 (14.5) 42 (27.8) 18 (32.1) 38 (28.1) > 6 9 (14.5) 104 (68.9) 10 (17.9) 90 (66.7) Test statistics P < 0.001 Intermission number None 24 (77.4) 82 (68.9) 13 (50.0) 77 (70.0) 1-2 2 (6.5) 15 (12.6) 1 (3.8) 12 (10.9) 3-4 5 (16.1) 7 (26.9) 17 (15.5) >4 0 (0.0) 7 (5.9) 5 (19.2) 4 (3.6) P =0.373 P = 0.009 Reason for discontinued Unable to cope with the load 16 (25.8) - 16 (28.6) Major health/life event 4 (7.1) Alternative exit taken 8 (12.9) 13 (23.2) Financial or failed to re-enroll 11 (17.7) New employment/relocation 03 (4.8) 06 (10.7) Course expectation not met 7 (11.3) 03 (0.5.4) No reason stated 03 (5.4) Excluded by Faculty 05 (8.1) 01 (01.8)
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Online students Students failing 2 or more units were more likely to discontinue OR-2.53; 95%CI: Students completing at least 25% of the course were less likely to discontinue OR-0.03; 95%CI: Intermission in a previous unit did not decrease the odds of discontinuation OR-2.53; 95%CI:
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Domestic vs international performance
DOM/INT Unit title Mean SE P<0.05 DOM Clinical leadership and management 64.8 1.5 INT 62.1 2.7 Introductory epidemiology 68.7 1.0 * 61.5 3.0 Law for health systems 73.6 2.0 76.2 2.8 Principles of health care quality improvement 67.3 1.6 70.3 2.1 Reform and development of health services 66.7 69.7 3.4 Foundations of health policy 62.7 1.4 52.9 6.1 Introductory biostatistics 70.1 3.9 Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention 66.2 3.3 66.6 2.9
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Outcomes so far… Quality 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 period International student support Weekly seminars Specific online learning materials Student academic support (inc. peer)
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Thank you Professor Dragan Ilic dragan.ilic@monash.edu @DraganIlic99
@MERQMU
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