Students' perceptions and satisfaction with a web-based human nutrition course.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the perceptions and satisfaction of third-year pharmacy students with a Web-based, distance-learning course, Principles of Human Nutrition, and describe the challenges faculty members encountered while implementing the course.


METHODS
The human nutrition course was redesigned from a traditional classroom-based format to a Web-based format. Precourse and postcourse surveys were administered to 2 consecutive classes of 120 students.


RESULTS
Students gave positive feedback regarding the Web-based format and especially appreciated the flexibility the course offered. Students recommended that a hybrid Web-based/classroom-based course be developed instead of a Web-based only course.


CONCLUSIONS
A Web-based format was used to effectively deliver a course in human nutrition to third-year pharmacy students; however, implementation of the course revealed several challenges that will need to be addressed before additional Web-based courses can be added.
Rochester
Charmaine D
CD
School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. crochest@rx.umaryland.edu
Pradel
Francoise
F
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D052756:Nutritional Sciences; D010465:Perception; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult