COVID-19 challenges in organising teaching at a faculty of pharmacy

The results for the online examination platforms are summarised in table 1.Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages of tested online examination platforms* Online examination platforms Advantages Disadvantages Edbase Lockdown screen, timer, automatic grading for MCQ questions and manual grading for essays, unlimited question pools, smart grading and reporting system. Given the security and price of the platforms, we concluded that Exam.net currently meets our criteria, but that it would be necessary to use two platforms simultaneously during the examination, one of which would allow an established video connection with students during the examination (eg, a combination of Exam.net and Zoom). At the end of the semester, we conducted an online survey in which 60 (70.93%) of 86 students participated, and for 98.4% of the students this was their first online learning experience.