%0 Journal Article %T Asignatura Virtual como Herramienta de Apoyo en la Enseˋanza Universitaria de Ciencias B芍sicas: Implementaci車n y Satisfacci車n de los Estudiantes %A Inzunza %A B芍rbara C %A Rocha %A Ricardo A %A M芍rquez %A Carolina G %A Duk %A Mar赤a S %J Formaci車n universitaria %D 2012 %I Centro de Informaci車n Tecnol車gica (CIT) %R 10.4067/S0718-50062012000400002 %X this paper presents the design of a virtual undergraduate course of cell biology and its implementation in the moodle platform. the degree of satisfaction by the students is also analyzed through a satisfaction questionnaire. a total of 223 students voluntarily participated in the virtual course and completed the questionnaire. this information allowed determining the perception of the students about the virtual environment. the students had a positive acceptance and appreciation for the virtual course as an important complement to the face-to-face class. also, more active participation in the classroom was observed and better academic performance was achieved. %K virtual course %K moodle %K student perception %K satisfaction questionnaire %K academic performance. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-50062012000400002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en