Transactions on Data Analysis in Social Science

Transactions on Data Analysis in Social Science

Electronic Education and Its Role on The Performance of Faculty Members During the Corona Pandemic

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
M. Movaghar 1
A. Hosseini 2
R. Mir Arab Razi 3
A. Karimi Koloukhi 4
1 Assistant professor and member of the faculty of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran
2 Associate professor and faculty member of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran
3 Assistant professor and faculty member of the educational department of the Faculty of Social Humanities, Babolsar, Iran
4 Master's Student in Human Resource Management, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran
10.47176/TDASS.2020.145
Abstract
The Corona virus caused many changes at the level of societies, organizations, social activities and businesses since its beginning and then its epidemic. Universities were among the organizations that quickly turned to the use of electronic methods in performing activities, including providing educational services to students. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of e-learning on the performance of faculty members in Mazandaran University during the Corona pandemic. The sample consisted of 130 professors of the aforementioned university who were randomly selected. Data collection was done through standard questionnaires with valid validity and reliability. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling method using smart pls3 software. The results of the research showed that the use of electronic education in the studied course had an impact on the performance of the faculty members of Mazandaran University. According to the results, it is recommended that even if the corona crisis is completely resolved, university administrators should use electronic education at least as a supplement. Use the face-to-face method, that is, the combined method (using both face-to-face and electronic methods).
Keywords
E-Learning
Performance
Faculty Members
Corona Pandemic
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Transactions on Data Analysis in Social Science
Volume 2, Issue 3
Summer 2020
Pages 145-155

  • Receive Date 12 May 2020
  • Revise Date 08 July 2020
  • Accept Date 01 September 2020