title: Developing an on-line course in health economics: if I had known then what I know now...
abstract: Health economics is an important component of professional education in health services administration, public health, and related fields. This article describes the development of an on-line course in health economics for web-based programs in health services administration and pharmacy. The on-line environment offered solutions for some of the problems often encountered in teaching this subject, but raised a set of new issues. The author explains 13 lessons learned in the process of course development and course revision. The course remains a work-in-progress, with some issues, especially in student assessment and course evaluation, yet to be resolved.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA. mclean@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000193:education*; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D014481:United States