Journal article
Exploring Electronic Communication Modes Between Iraqi Faculty and Students of Pharmacy Schools Using the Technology Acceptance Model
American journal of pharmaceutical education, Vol.81(5), pp.89-89
06/2017
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe81589
PMCID: PMC5508088
PMID: 28720917
Abstract
To explore for the first time the extent to which Iraqi pharmacy students and faculty use Facebook and university email for academic communications, and to examine factors influencing utilization within the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
An electronic survey was administered to convenience samples of students and faculty of six Iraqi public schools and colleges of pharmacy in 2015.
Responses included 489 student and 128 faculty usable surveys. Both students and faculty use Facebook more than university email for academic communications. Less than a third of the faculty used university email. Students used Facebook for academic purposes twice as much as faculty.
Absence of university email in Iraqi schools and colleges of pharmacy makes Facebook essential for faculty-student communications. The majority (71.1% to 82%) of respondents perceived that Facebook was easy to use. Three TAM variables (intention to use, attitude toward use and perceived usefulness) had significant positive associations with actual use of both Facebook messaging and university email.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Exploring Electronic Communication Modes Between Iraqi Faculty and Students of Pharmacy Schools Using the Technology Acceptance Model
- Creators
- Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili - University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, IraqMohammed D Al-Rekabi - University College of Humanities Faculty of Pharmacy, Kufa, Al-Najaf, IraqOday S Alsawad - University of Basrah College of Pharmacy, Basrah, IraqOmer Q B Allela - University of Duhok College of Pharmacy, Duhok, Kurdistan, IraqRyan Carnahan - University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IowaHiwa Saaed - University of Sulaimani College of Pharmacy, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, IraqAlaadin Naqishbandi - Hawler Medical University College of Pharmacy, Erbil, Kurdistan, IraqDheyaa J Kadhim - University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, IraqBernard Sorofman - University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of pharmaceutical education, Vol.81(5), pp.89-89
- DOI
- 10.5688/ajpe81589
- PMID
- 28720917
- PMCID
- PMC5508088
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Pharm Educ
- ISSN
- 0002-9459
- eISSN
- 1553-6467
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983995059302771
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