Diploma in Pharmacy Students’ Preference and Perception of Online Laboratory Practical Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

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10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_20How to use a DOI?

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COVID-19; Online Laboratory Practical; Perception; Pharmacy; Students

Abstract

Students in the Diploma in Pharmacy programme are required to attend a practical session in subjects related to life sciences, chemistry and pharmaceutical courses as a requirement for graduation. When COVID-19 hit Malaysia, the face-to-face practical laboratory sessions were converted to an online delivery mode as a solution to remain the syllabus requirement. Despite having online laboratory practical sessions, students’ preferences and perceptions of online laboratory practicals remain uncertain. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the preferences and perceptions of the Diploma in Pharmacy students regarding online laboratory practicals. A cross-sectional survey employing a custom questionnaire was carried out from June to August 2022. Convenience sampling was applied and selected 102 students from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang branch, Bertam campus. The majority of students, n = 45 (44.1%)), preferred to engage in hands-on laboratory activities while watching live demonstrations, compared to pre-recorded video demonstrations, n = 41 (40.2%). According to our results, most students, n = 36.3(34%), disagreed with the claim that an online lab practical could provide the same advantages (such as knowledge and skill) as a face-to-face lab practical session. While 31 (30.4%) and 34 (24.3%) students were neutral and admitted that an online laboratory practical is as successful as a face-to-face laboratory practical. In conclusion, pharmacy diploma students could accept the online practical approach, even though there were disadvantages criteria in online laboratory practicals. A further study on overcoming the barrier factors of online laboratory practicals is highly recommended for future research.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nursyuhadah Othman
AU  - Wan Muhammad Dhiyauddin Wan Mohd Bilal
AU  - Muhammad Shahril Imran Ismail
AU  - Roz Azinur Che Lamin
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/07/29
TI  - Diploma in Pharmacy Students’ Preference and Perception of Online Laboratory Practical Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Future of Asean 2023 (ICoFA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 259
EP  - 268
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_20
ID  - Othman2023
ER  -