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Do demographic factors affect academic outcomes? A master engineering course analysis

dc.contributor.authorJoão, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSilva, João M
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T11:53:07Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T11:53:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-11
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this study is to address the demographic characteristics of the engineering students enrolled in a master course to explore their effect in the academic outcomes. Variables such as gender, age, nationality and type of previous academic graduation were studied to predict their potential impact upon academic outcomes. The total number of enrolled students in the first four years of the recent master course was retrospectivelly examined. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the collected data. The chi-square test was applied to evaluate the statistical significance of the demographic variables on response variables related to academic outputs such as average grades of the completed curricular units in the master course, number of ECTS achieved and grade of the master final work. The results of the study are meaningful as they contribute to understanding the impact of demographic diversity in the academic outcomes of a study program for an engineering master's degree course and can assist the coordination team to outline actions to develop in the future taking into account the analysis carried out.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationJOÃO, Isabel M.; SILVA, João M. – Do demographic factors affect academic outcomes? A master engineering course analysis. In 2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE). Lisboa, Portugal: IEEE, 2021. ISBN 978-1-7281-6492-2. Pp. 1-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507228pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-7281-6492-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-7281-6493-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13719
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherIEEEpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9507228pt_PT
dc.subjectHigher educationpt_PT
dc.subjectEngineering educationpt_PT
dc.subjectAcademic outcomespt_PT
dc.subjectDemographic diversitypt_PT
dc.titleDo demographic factors affect academic outcomes? A master engineering course analysispt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace21-23 June 2021 - Lisbon, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.title2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)pt_PT
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person.givenNameJoão Miguel Alves da
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