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Background: Farhangian university is main source of effective manpower for elimination of the needs of human resources education and training. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate professional needs of Graduated New teachers of Farhangian University in Farsi language education in elementary school. Method: This research is descriptive survey in terms of its nature. The statistical population of the study was all graduates of Shahid Bahonar and Khajeh Naseer campuses in Kerman province. 384 students were selected by simple random sampling. Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire whose reliability coefficient was 0.91 based on Cronbach's alpha. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test and ANOVA) were used. Results: The results of the research indicated that the ability of student teachers in the four dimensions of teaching, language knowledge, writing and returning poetry to prose was lower than average.There was a significant difference between male and female teachers in the ability of vocabulary and linguistic knowledge to have a significant difference at the level of (P

Introduction: In fact, management of information technology in the health system, designing the hospital information systems and electronic medical records in the health care centers, need to train some specialists familiar with computer science and Information Technology as well clinical knowledge and health systems. This study aimed to compare training programs and professional needs from the viewpoint of health information technology graduates. Method: This is a descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional survey on the 120 Bachelor graduated in Health Information Technology of Zahedan School of Allied Medical Sciences in 2016. Data were collected by using a standard questionnaire with confirmed validity and reliability and analyzed using SPSS 16. Results: The results show that most of first-year students (% 75) had good ability in using Information Technology in their job. More first-year students believed that training courses (% 48/9) compared to the theoretical (% 41/6) and practical (% 35/5) courses were more effective and applicable in professional performance. On the other hand, most graduates declared that lack of technical skills (% 38/7) is the main factor causing psychological pressure in the first-year students although the level of this pressure in the second- year students and in third-year students were medium and low, respectively. Conclusion: Considering the results, relationship between the goals of training programs and professional needs in the field of health information technology was declining. Therefore, there are urgent need to change training courses in order to improve the professional skills of graduates and meet their professional needs.

Introduction: Assessing the conformity rate of educational programs with professional needs can lead to identify the weaknesses of such programs and provide the opportunity for their improvement. This study aimed to investigate the viewpoint of environmental health engineering graduates about conformity rate of the curriculum with their professional needs in Charharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 100 environmental health engineering graduates in 2013. The data was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire consisted of two sections: demographic (7 questions) and questions related to all specialized courses (42 questions) with a three-point rating scale (low, medium and high). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The results showed that the most suitable courses were inspection and control of food (both theoretical and practical), solid waste, disinfection and water treatment with 72.5%, 67.2%, 56.2%, 55%, and 53.8% conformity rates, respectively and showed that these courses had the most conformity with professional needs. Other courses such as mapping, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, pump and engine, and industrial wastewater with 66.2%, 58.8%, 57.5%, 56.3% and 51.2% respectively, had the least conformity with professional needs. Conclusion: Professional needs of environmental health engineering graduates were not fully covered by their curriculum. It seems necessary to change the educational programs and provide necessary means and facilities in order to achieve the professional objectives and train skilled and productive human resources.

Introduction: Evaluating the educational programs from the viewpoints of graduates may identify the weaknesses of such programs and provide the opportunity for their improvement. This study was performed to determine the appropriateness of educational programs for professional needs from the viewpoints of graduates of Khorramabad School of Nursing and Midwifery. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the years 2006-2007 on 407 nursing and midwifery graduates who had graduated during 1999-2005. A questionnaire containing items about demographic data, appropriateness of educational programs objectives for professional needs, and factors influencing the quality of educational programs was sent to participants by mail and completed by them. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Chi-square. Results: Most of the nursing (72.9%) and midwifery (72.4%) graduates evaluated their competencies in taking care of patients as high. They also evaluated the training courses more effective on professional efficacy compared to practical and theoretical courses. From the graduates' points of view, the acquired skills during their academic years fulfilled their professional needs moderately, and lacking the essential skills made the nurses more strained than the midwives (37.1% and 22.4%, respectively). Factors affecting the quality of educational programs were reported by the graduates to be qualified faculty members and instructors, facilities for clinical education, educational environment, used teaching methods, educational facilities of the school, and the availability of scientific resources. Conclusion: professional needs of nursing and midwifery graduates are not fully covered by educational programs. It seems necessary to change the educational programs and provide required means and facilities in order to achieve the professional objectives and train skilled and productive human resources.