Abstract:
Employees form the core of human resources and they are considered
indirect learning resources in the university's education technology system,
so the current study aimed to invesetigate the role of information technology
skills of employees of Jouf University, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in
raising their efficiency in completing their job duties. The study considered
the descriptive-analytical method, and a questionnaire was used as the study
tool on a sample of 146 male and female employees, randomly selected, from
different job ranks, and various university branches, colleges and deanships.
The results of the study showed that there is a high level of information
technology skills among the employees of Al-Jouf University, with a relative
weight of )75.6%( in all its different sectors. The study also found statistically
significant differences in the participants' responses due to the following
variables: the number of training and development programs variable which
was in favor of those who have completed 5 or more training courses, to the
educational degree variable; in favor of those with postgraduate studies, and
to the age variable; in favor of those whose ages ranged from 30 to less than
40 years. The study also found no statistically significant differences related to
the gender variable, and that male and female employees were at a very close
level of their possession of information technology skills.
