%0 Journal Article %T Incorporating online teaching in an introductory pharmaceutical practice course: a study of student perceptions within an Australian University %A Benino %A D. %A Girardi %A A. %A Czarniak %A P. %J Pharmacy Practice (Internet) %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4321/S1886-36552011000400011 %X objectives: to examine student perceptions regarding online lectures and quizzes undertaken during a pharmaceutical practice course for first year undergraduate students enrolled in the bachelor of pharmacy course at an australian university. methods: the university uses a standard instrument to collect feedback from students regarding unit satisfaction. data were collected for three different teaching modalities: traditional face-to-face, online and partially online. results: descriptive statistics support that, from a student's perspective, partial online delivery is the preferred teaching methodology for an introductory pharmaceutical practice unit. conclusion: this study has served to highlight that while there are a few points of significant difference between traditional and online teaching and learning, a combination of the two provides a reasonable avenue for teaching exploration. this result has implications for teaching practice generally, and within the pharmacy discipline, specifically. %K education %K pharmacy %K education %K distance %K computer-assisted instruction %K australia. %U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1886-36552011000400011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en