Study on Searching for Online Documentation of Hue Unversity of Medecine and Pharmacy Students

Abstract

Background: In undergraduate education, the exploitation of information and use of the Internet in teaching and learning is an indispensable requirement to serve requests renewal of teaching methods of teachers, help students actively in research , seek knowledge, and the means can be used to examine and evaluate the learning outcomes of students. Objectives: 1. Survey on the use of the internet for searching and learning of students; 2. Study the training, guidance for digital resource for students; 3. Understand the factors that affect online documentation of students. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was implemented on 346 students of general doctor from 1st to 6th year. Results: 96.2% of students using internet; 91,6% using internet at home. 79.2% of students owning mobile phones can access the internet. 15.9% of students had been guided, trained for searching online documentation. The limiting factors in finding online materials for students was that did not know how to search online documentation (49.7%), family condition (45.7%), the computer was not connected to the internet (43.4). Conclusion: Searching for online documentation is one of the most essential skills to help medical students get high results. Key words: Internet, online documentation, medical students.