The effect of educational indicators intervention on the website of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Aim: Educational center websites play an important role in providing information for current students, future students, graduates, and faculty members. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of educational indicators intervention on the website of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this quasi-experimental (before and after) the research population was the websites of seven affiliated faculties of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. The websites were investigated using a researcher-made checklist for the presence or absence of variables and indicators derived from the indicators explained according to the educational rankings of medical universities and accreditation standards of educational institutions (from the packages of the Transformation Plan in Education). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and descriptive statistics (mean) and paired t-test. Results: According to the results of this study, there was a significant difference between the mean score before and after the intervention in the structure as well as the organizational identity of the Bandar Abbas Nursing and Midwifery School website. There was also a difference between the mean scores of the medical school website content and the how to communicate in the faculty websites of the Medical, Nursing and Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Conclusion: Due to the importance of websites, the relevant authorities should have accurate policies and planning and regular monitoring of the websites to develop them quantitatively and qualitatively.