j. torkzadeh

Improving and enhancing the quality and effectiveness of e-learning in the universities require examining and recognizing the internal and external factors affecting it. To this end, certain models and frameworks have been developed to evaluate the effectiveness of the e-learning system. However, the diversity of the dimensions of the effectiveness system in the literature and the multiplicity of the models not only implies a theoretical gap in this area but also it has challenged the operational and technical scopes of the issues. The purpose of this qualitative study is investigating and analyzing the external effectiveness components of e-learning in order to make a qualitative change in higher education system.

In this study, it was attempted to thoroughly identify the components of evaluating the effectiveness of academic e-courses with a qualitative approach.  The research method is qualitative, and in particular "qualitative case study”. Thus, the potential contributors to this study included all faculty members of Virtual Colleges of Shiraz Universities, Payam Noor, and Allameh Tabatabai University virtual education instructors and a number of content development specialists and educational designers (n = 25) who were selected based on purposeful sampling in terms of  criteria (expertise and experience) and considering data saturation, In line with the aforementioned purpose, an interview was conducted with 25 experts in this field. Then, the obtained data were analyzed through the content analysis technique.

In order to achieve this, by studying the models of  blended and  related exploratory learning and interviewing the experts and skillful professors of this field and analyzing the data extracted from such interviews, reviewing the documents, theoretical foundations, and research backgrounds of e-learning in the  universities of the developed countries and Iran, the researcher has highlighted the influence that external effective evaluation components have on e-learning as an organizing content including twelve major themes with the following titles to be significant and necessary in the education system: economizing and increasing  productivity; the dynamics and flexibility  related to the new educational developments and technologies; cultivation of organizational e-learning; competitiveness of the products; training and employment of human resources specialized in e-learning; identifying and responding to environmental needs; lifelong learning; realization of patterns of competence; realizing the goals and excellence of the beneficiary organization; promotion of professional capabilities in the workplace; strengthening technical and vocational education; and success, effectiveness, and competitiveness of the learners. The results were validated using data matching method, the validity, the reliability and reliability of the research data. In the next step, the researcher used content validity index (CVI) to determine the relevance and necessity of themes and the extracted organizing theme. The validity and reliability criteria were used to validate the framework. Four criteria for adaptation, intelligibility, generalizability and control were used to determine the acceptability of the proposed framework. Certainly, knowledge of these components can be necessary and reliable in properly evaluating the overall effectiveness of the e-learning courses.

After summing up the findings of this study, it is shown that evaluating the effectiveness of e-learning is a comprehensive cycle that is not just limited to evaluating the effectiveness of what is done within the e-learning system. Rather, it should be seen whether the e-learning system has been able to respond to the needs of the society and to fulfill the mission intended for the organization or not. In this study, 12 components were identified to evaluate the external effectiveness of the university e-learning system, and the study and evaluation of each of these components can indicate different dimensions of the external effectiveness of e-learning. Also, the interaction between external and internal levels of e-learning effectiveness and the interaction between the two levels were investigated and analyzed. The limitations of the present study were that the findings were not collected in the field and in the operational scene, and that there were no similar comprehensive samples to be further compared and studied.

Today, due to the complexities created in the external environment of  universities and medical education institutions, the need to change the structure, processes and organizational systems to adjust with external environment is inevitable. Therefore, the purpose of present study was to evaluate the issue of organizational environment management in higher education institutions with the approach of a self- organization complex system in medical education institutions.

This is a qualitative research based on case study. In this regard, using a targeted sampling approach based on the criteria (based on the discipline, expertise, and related performance history) and theoretical saturation techniques, deep interviews were conducted with twelve managers and faculty members in relation to the phenomenon under investigation. Then, the data was analyzed using the Nvivo software through the method of thematic analysis and was categorized in the form of basic, organizing, and inclusive themes and was organized content network.

Based on the results, environmental management with self-organization complex system approach including infrastructure dimensions, develop organizational capacities, network change management, resources management, environment dynamics, interactive environment management, self-organization performance management and strategic management, each of which in turn has several components.

Results showed that by considering current situation of external environment of universities, necessity of using strategic approaches, key capacities of university, understanding interactive methods with external environment and improving performance in order to increasing effective response to environment is inevitable. Also, attention and continuous evaluation of environmental changes reticulated and using internal resources to meet these needs with systematic views and strategic based on sufficient response to social needs is necessary. Awareness of policy makers and managers of higher education institutions about the importance of the dimensions mentioned in this framework can continuously improve the performance of medical universities in responding to the needs of society and the external environment.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to developing a curriculum for media literacy teaching to enhance the social security and safety of media users. Based on the qualitative design and case study method, the concepts and elements necessary for the developing of a curriculum for media literacy by using open-ended and semi-structured questionnaire through targeted sampling and theoretical saturation technique with experts and faculty members of the Department of Communication Science and media and social sciences in Tehran, Allame Tabatabai, Shiraz, Imam Hussein (AS), Sura and Imam Sadegh (AS) institute universities. Then, the data were categorized and organized using the Nvivo software through theme analysis, analysised and findings organized in the form of a basic, organizing, and comprehensive content network. The qualitative data validation method was used to reconcile the results of the content network and to analyze the documents. Based on the results, media literacy curriculum with dimensions such as content, logic, goals, methods, and learning environment are organized as themes. These themes have different dimensions and levels with a variety of basic content that should be considered in developing a media literacy curriculum.

medical universities are responsible of education and community health promotion and faculty members play an important role to achieve this goal. So, this research has been done with the aim of evaluating talent management process of faculty members. This is simultaneous and mixed method research. In quantitative section descriptive – survey method was used and 124 faculty members of Lorestan university of medical sciences selected as sample through cochran formula using stratified-random sampling method in 2017-2018.for gathering data Anbumathi &Chitra questionnaire was used. Validity and reliability was confirmed through factor analysis method and cronbach’s alpha. Collected data were analyzed by one-sample T test, mixed variance analysis using SPSS and AMOS. In qualitative section, faculty members’ experiences were studied by phenomenology method, purposive sampling and theoretical saturation, instrument for collecting data was semi- structured interview which confirmed through trustworthiness, credibility and fitting strategy, data analyzed by content analysis(open coding, basic content, organized and general). In quantitative section, faculty members’ satisfaction of dimensions of knowledge organization (2.91±0.44), work environment (2.59±0.39) and methods of human resource management (2.97±0.47) was evaluated lower than mean. In qualitative section, basic content in 3 categories of organized contents (knowledge organization, work environment, methods of human resource management) was around general content of quality of talent management process, so quantitative results confirmed by qualitative results.Also, results show that all sub process of quantitative section was not confirmed by faculty members’ experiences. considering the dimensions of knowledge organization, work environment and methods of human resource management, improve quality of talent management process of faculty members in Lorestan university of medical sciences.