Table 6.

Sensitivity analysis of incremental cost per quality-adjusted students educated (QASE) (D$/DQASE) for Web-based (Web) and face-to-face (F2F) course delivery.

Time	Enrollment fee	Wagesa	Backfill	Number registered	Number of completers		QASE		Costs(AUD $)		ICERb per participant (AUD $)
					F2F	Web	F2F	Web	F2F	Web
Leisure time (weekend)c	No	Yes	Yes	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	5000	5000	0 (F2F preferred due to higher QASE)
	Yes	Yes	Yes	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	0	0	0 (F2F preferred due to higher QASE)
Working hours	No	No	No	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	21,848	25,216	–271.62
	Yes	No	No	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	16,848	20,216	–271.62
Unpaid study leave	No	Yes	No	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	13,424	15,108	–135.81
	Yes	Yes	No	20	14	13	11.42	11.63	8424	10,108	–135.81
Conditions of scenario 1 repeated with attrition equal at 14 completers (F2F QASE = 11.42, Web-based 11.63)				20	14	14	11.42	11.63	5000	5000	0 (Online preferred due to higher QASE)
Conditions of scenario 1 repeated with alternative fee of AUD $525 applied to F2F enrollments				20	14	13	11.42	11.63	10,500	5000	443.50

^a Wages for the participant and backfill or replacement staff include 17% on-costs. Transport and Internet download costs are incurred by the participant. Negative dollar value indicates the value is in favor of face-to-face education.

^b Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.

^c The primary scenario (scenario 1).