چکیده (انگلیسی):

The present investigation was aimed to study factors affecting the use of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) by the faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Sari. The data was
collected from 77 faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Sari, which was considered using census
methods. Afterwards, the data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Smart PLS
software and the final model of the factors affecting the employment of ICT was presented. The reliability of
the questionnaire was checked using Cronbach’s alpha method. In addition, structural validity was used in
order to calculate the validity, which the results demonstrated the validity of the questionnaire. The findings
indicated the proper fitting of the model based on the effect of identified dimensions in using ICT by the
faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Sari. On other words, special attention should be paid to cost
and capital, educational, technical and structural, and skill factors in order to use ICT effectively. Moreover,
the results of factor analysis demonstrated that the four factors are able to explain about 59.8% of the
factors affecting the use of ICT. Eventually, the results showed that there is a significant difference between
the dimensions affecting the employment of ICT by the faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Sari.
The highest level in the meantime is for cost and capital factor, and educational, technical and structural,
and skill factors are in the next priorities.