Development and Acceptability of an Online Module for Training in Professional Decision Making

Abstract

The Leadership Attitude and Belief Scale (LABS III) was used for data collection and SPSS v 17.0 was used for data analysis. Results: One hundred and four students attended the workshop with a mean age of 22.35 21.8 years. Sixty five (62.5%) belonged to the Malay ethnic group. At the end of the workshop, students reported increased knowledge and confidence in their ability to initiate and lead efforts for change. A shift from High Hierarchical-Low Systemic to High Hierarchical-Hugh Systemic leadership was observed at the end of the workshop. Ethnicity was significantly associated with the change in the leadership style and process (p! 0.001). The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test revealed significant association during the intra group comparison with an acceptable effect size (p1⁄40.002, r1⁄4 0.52). Conclusions: Overall, students appreciated the manner in which the training was conducted and were satisfied with the contents and knowledge transfer process. Building leadership skills is a challenge and requires multifaceted design. The teaching elements should resonate with students’ interest, engage all segments of pharmaceutical sciences and should be viewed as “important” in the curriculum review process.