Clinical trial NCT04466371: Perceptions of Undergraduate Students and Teaching Staff on Online Teaching
Official title: Perceptions of Undergraduate Students and Teaching Staff on Online Teaching and Learning in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic in an Egyptian Private University: A Cross-Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: SUSPENDED
Conditions: Covid19
Keywords: Online learning
Teaching methods
COVID-19 knowledge and perceptions
Lead sponsor: Misr International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-07-10
Enrollment: 9209
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All undergraduate MIU students and staff members who respond to the questionnaire

Brief summary: Spread of COVID-19 in the world has led to a shift in teaching and learning techniques to online methods in order to prevent transmission of the disease. Misr International University (MIU) has an established online learning system that has been used together with face-to-face classes. The aim of this study is to assess and compare the satisfaction and perceptions of full-time teaching staff and undergraduate students regarding online learning during COVID-19 crisis.

Detailed description: Statement of the problem: Spread of COVID-19 in the world has led to a shift in teaching and learning techniques to online methods in order to prevent transmission of the disease. Misr International University (MIU) has an established online learning system that has been used together with face-to-face classes. However, shifting all courses in all the faculties to the online mode is a new experience that needs to be assessed to allow for future improvement plans.

Aim: To assess and compare the satisfaction and perceptions of full-time teaching staff and undergraduate students regarding online learning during COVID-19 crisis.

Method: An online anonymous questionnaire will be distributed to all Misr International University (MIU) students and staff members. The total number of students is 8679 and the total number of staff members regardless of their academic title is 530. The questionnaire will be validated by three experts and piloting will be performed on a sample of participants. The questionnaire consists of five sections: Demographics, satisfaction with online teaching and learning methods, knowledge, and perception of COVID-19.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All MIU undergraduate students and full-time staff members

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students or full-time staff members who will not respond to the questionnaire

Primary outcomes:
measure: Satisfaction with online learning
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge about COVID-19 crisis
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Perception of COVID-19 crisis
timeFrame: 1 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine
Study officials:
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