رابطه سطح آشنايي با گواهينامه مهارتهاي كامپيوتر (ICDL) اعضاي هيأت علمي با ميزان توليد علم توسط آنان

The Relationship between Familiarity with ICDL Skills and Knowledge Development among the Universitiesʹ Staff Members

Members of academic staff are among the main factors in academic systems and the most fundamental components in the development of any country. One of the outcomes of the academic activities carried out by them is knowledge development, the factor that is expected them to be highly involved in. As computer literacy is of great role in accessing up-to-date information and in establishing a quick and effective link with the scientists and scholars in all scientific disciplines, this study was conducted with this purpose in mind to survey the relationship between staff membersʹ computer literacy and their amount of knowledge development. In this data-driven research, a researcher-made questionnaire was administered to 150 members of academic staffs in Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch who were randomly selected. Data analysis indicated that those who had better familiarity with ICDL (International Computer Driving License) skills were in humanities, agriculture engineering, engineering and technical, and basic Sciences departments consecutively. It further indicated that there is a significant relationship between the familiarity with ICDL skills and knowledge development.