Biostatistics @ Distance: A Model for Successful Multi-Institutional Delivery

The Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia was formed to address the shortage of biostatisticians in that country. Academic biostatisticians are geographically spread out, with no single university department having the capacity to offer a graduate program in biostatistics. Eight universities have...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American statistician 2008-11, Vol.62 (4), p.321-328
Hauptverfasser:	Heller, Gillian Z, Forbes, Andrew B, Dear, Keith B.G, Jobling, Erica
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applications Biology, psychology, social sciences Biostatistics Blended learning College instruction Consortium Distance education Distance learning e-learning Electronic learning Epidemiology Exact sciences and technology General topics Graduates Higher education Markov processes Mathematics Mathematics education Online instruction Probability and statistics Probability theory and stochastic processes Sciences and techniques of general use Statistics Teachers Corner Universities Virtual universities
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Zusammenfassung:	The Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia was formed to address the shortage of biostatisticians in that country. Academic biostatisticians are geographically spread out, with no single university department having the capacity to offer a graduate program in biostatistics. Eight universities have formed a consortium to mount such a program, with all instruction being in distance mode. Students choose to enroll at one of the institutions, and the courses are each delivered by one of the institutions. Extensive use is made of an online learning environment, as well as more traditional course notes and textbooks. The program has been running successfully since 2001.
ISSN:	0003-1305 1537-2731
DOI:	10.1198/000313008X368251