Effective Factors on The Internet Usage of Post Graduate and PhD Students in Western Universities of The Country (Uremia University, Kurdistan University, Razi University of Kermanshah, Bu Ali University of Hamedan)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effective factors on internet use in postgraduate and PhD students in universities of west and northwest of Iran (Uremia, Kurdistan, Razi University of Kermanshah and Bu Ali University of Hamedan). The studied sample includes 609 students in these two educational levels and data has been collected using questionnaire. In addition, all graduate groups including the Department of Humanities, the Department of Basic Sciences, the Department of Engineering, and the Department of Agriculture have been used in sampling. In this study, linear regression, Logit regression and Probit method with SPSS software from analytics have been used. In addition, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which evaluates the reliability of the questionnaire, is 0.87 which indicates an acceptable reliability for this questionnaire. The results of this study indicate negative impact of university on internet use and positive effect of educational group, semester, employment status and information sources in the use of internet. Moreover, Hosmer- Lemeshow test confirms the presented model. Finally, it is suggested that university administrations provide clear and practical policies for accessing and using the internet, and designing specialized databases designed to operationalize them so that the fields scientific development, through which economic development and so on.

Keywords

• internet
• logit
• probit
• hosmer-lemeshow