Online Learning
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of online medical education in PhD students. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effect of onsite compared to online research courses on theoretical knowledge of research methodology and motivation for young medical researchers? Participants will join 20 research courses which are computer randomised to be delivered online (intervention) or onsite (control group) with 10-12 PhD students of each course (200-240 participants). Participants will be followed for up to two years after their course. The outcomes are * theoretical learning (main) * academic achievements * motivation * self-efficacy Researchers will compare online and onsite research courses to see if there is a difference in theoretical learning, academic achievements, motivation and self-efficacy.
Interventions
OTHEROnline
Online research course delivered live digitally at a distance.
Sponsors
Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
University of Copenhagen
Bispebjerg Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The randomisation result will be opened for course participants and investigator when sending out the welcome letter about 3 weeks prior to running the course.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All PhD students on the courses if they are able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Declining to participate * Withdrawal of informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical learning | Up to 3 months | Knows or Knows how according to Miller's Pyramid of Competence measured by MCQ |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Academic achievement | Up to 25 months | Measured by Google Scholar Profile (number of publications, number of citations, H-index and i10-index |
| Motivation | Up to 3 months | Intrinsic Motivation Inventory |
| Self-efficacy | Up to 3 months | Williams and Smith's single item measure of self-efficacy |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Primary ContactRie Raffing
Backup ContactHanne Tønnesen
Outcome results
None listed