Assessment of Mercer University Students' perceptions and Attitudes about the University's Sudden transfer to the Total Online Learning Environment due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The study investigator constructed a survey tool to assess and evaluate the students' reactions to the sudden and massive transformation of the Mercer learning environment. Study Aims: To assess Atlanta College of Professional Advancement students' perceptions and attitudes about the sudden transfer to the total online learning environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study are expected to: � Collect relevant and robust evidence on the massive and sudden transformation's influence on our students. Therefore, we could help our leaders and policymakers plan, tweak, and issue effective and efficient evidence-based policies and interventions that suit our students' preferences and expectations now and help them prepare and control similar crises in the future. The students' opinions, attitudes, and perceptions are important for us to be sure that we are meeting their expectations, enabling them to attain their courses' learning objectives, and serving them smoothly and efficiently throughout this health crisis. Study design: A cross-sectional descriptive study targeted all undergraduate and graduate students of Atlanta College of Professional Advancement, used an online self-administered survey. Survey: It is a structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions. The study tool composed of 54 structured questions. Data Analysis: The survey link has been disseminated through mercer emails to the participants. The survey has published from March 24, 2021 to the present. In this poster, we present the results that we retrieved from the survey monkey's results link from March 24 to April 1, 2021.