Evaluating the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Higher Education Institutes from Managers' Point of View

The aim of this research is to increase managers understanding of the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in higher education, and benefits of its results. This research attempts to study the universities and higher education institutes' managers' point of view in the city of Qom towards the use of ICT in these organizations. In the present study, investigated the universities are compared in terms of ICT usage. This research is considered as applicative in terms of purpose, and explorative-field survey in terms of methods. After data analysis using SPSS software, we found that the use of ICT in studied universities from the perspective of managers is conducive. Also by ranking the universities in usage of ICT, it was found that the Research Institute of Hawzah and University and Qom Islamic Azad University are located at the highest and the lowest level, respectively. Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), managers, universities and higher education institutes in the city of Qom