Sánchez González Vionette, Labajos Manzanares María Teresa, Armenta Peinado Juan Antonio
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Abstract
The University, in keeping with the times, is moving towards a greater use of technology. Currently, college students are more exposed to technology integrated to the academic field as well as in their daily lives. This research article aims to measure Nursing students’ satisfaction during their first year as regards the Integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs). The study was carried out in a private university during the 2015-2016 school year. The studied population consisted of 1,130 students enrolled in the Nursing program. Of these, two-hundred-and-ten student (210) were in their first year. We aim to investigate how Nursing students regard Internet use, technological knowledge applied to information and its relation to ICTs in a higher education setting. On the other hand, we will be able to observe whether there is any correlation between Nursing students’ degree of satisfaction and knowledge as regards ICTs and sociodemographic variables. We propose that students exposed to ICTs will have a greater degree of satisfaction and academic achievement as compared to students not exposed to this type of technological tools. This study can help identify the most frequently used tools by students in the academic field as well as the need for technological innovation in Nursing programs curricula. This way, a curriculum adapted to technological innovation in the health field can be developed to prepare students in the use and correct management of ICT integration in an educational context. Key-words: Nursing Students, Student Satisfaction, Nursing Programs, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), ICT Competence in Nursing, Teaching Methodologies, Professional Development. a Metropolitan University (SUAGM, Puerto Rico-United States). b University of Málaga (Spain). Correspondence: Vionette Sánchez González, Universidad Metropolitana, PO Box 21150, San Juan, PR 00928 (Puerto Rico). vsanchez45@suagm.edu. Vionette Sánchez González, María Teresa Labajos Manzanares and Juan Antonio Armenta Peinado, International Journal of Educational Excellence, (2017) Vol. 3, No. 2, 35-74. ISSN 2373-5929 DOI: 10.18562/IJEE.027