This page contains pointers to (1) data collected and corresponding results, and (2) summarized faculty discussions.
- All data sets and corresponding reports are also gathered in this 166 pg PDF.
- Faculty discussions are also gathered in this 30 pg PDF.
1. Data, interviews & results
Data sets gathered, interviews conducted and interpretations of results.
| No. | item | type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Desirable capabilities |
Full Report 19pgs |
Based on interviews, discussions, surveys, workshops and literature. Summary. | Nov2023 |
| 18 | Paired interviews | Interview report 10pg |
Interviews of 19 QES faculty in pairs about quantitative learning in EOAS. | Mar2023 |
| 17 | Learning tasks encountered by QES students |
survey report 6pgs |
Compiled data from a Qualtrics survey about learning tasks that students experience in EOAS. 56 respondents as as of March 2023. |
Sep2022, Mar2023 |
| 16 | Interviews: Fundamentals vs. career prep | Interview report 8pgs |
Interpreting interviews of 20 EOAS faculty regarding fundamentals vs. career preparation. | Sep2022 |
| 15 | Computing in EOAS | Spreadsheet summarizing how computing is used in each EOAS course. Updates requested by M. Jellinek in March ’23. Comments in sec’n 4 of the “Current course content” page. | Aug2022 Mar2023 | |
| 14 | Assessing Syllabi and CLOs |
Survey report 5pgs |
An assessment of 27 course syllabi and Course Learning Outcomes for their content and compliance with UBC expectations. Data file is “Syllabi-characteristics.xlsx“. | Aug2022 |
| 13 | QES course content | Results report 5pgs |
Summarized, using information requested from instructors (2020-2021). Data file “QES-coursematrix-220216.xlsx“ | Feb2022 |
| 12 | EOAS Enrolments | Data Plots |
Enrolments in EOAS BSc degree prgrams, 2005-2020. | Apr2021 |
| 11 | EOAS graduate student survey | Data Results 16pgs |
~50% response rate (N=74), about timelines, satisfaction, COVID, finance, with quantitative & open questions. | Sep2020 |
| 10 | EOAS Program Learning outcomes |
Summary |
Table of official program learning objectives for QES degree programs, summarized for comparison. | Sep2020 |
| 9 | EOSC 1xx demographics | Results summary 3pgs |
EOAS first year course enrolment Demographics to inform discussions about a new EOS 1xx course for quantitative students. N = 6059 students. | Sep2020 |
| 8 | Student Experiences | Results Summary 5pgs |
“Student Experiences in EOAS Specializations”; report by A. Jolley. This doc is a summary. The complete 46-pg survey report is available here. | Mar2020 |
| 7 | Peer institutions | Summary report 8pgs |
Discussions with peers at 7 peer institutions; summarized in note form. | Jan2020 |
| 6 | Peer institution degrees | Notes Report 4pgs |
Summary of 6 institutions produced by CTLT (C. Hunter) in early 2020. | Jan2020 |
| 5 | QES skills reported by faculty | Results table |
QES skills from survey responses at the EOAS Dep’t retreat, May spring 2019. Also as a matrix, although perhaps not quite so informative. | May2019 |
| 4 | Geophysics student feedback | Survey results |
Geophysics student feedback survey; short report by A. Jolley, 2018. | Dec2018 |
| 3 | EOAS Alumni survey, 2015: data | Summary results |
Alumni survey results from 2015, reported by Grad student who analyzed results. | Sep2015 |
| 2 | EOAS Alumni survey, 2015: open comments | Data image |
Open qn answered by 54% of 194 respondents (alumni): “Students need more of …” in spreadsheet “alumnidata-2015.xlsx“. | Sep2015 |
| 1 | Geoscience hiring, 2010 | Formal Report 18pgs |
Industry insights: EOS Survey of Hiring Practices in Geoscience Industries, 2010. At UBC Library’s CirCLE repository. | Jun2010 |
2. Faculty discussions
| No. | item | type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Progress report | Report PDF 5pgs |
Progress re port to the Dep’t Head, F. Jones, | Aug2022 |
| 6 | Progress report |
Report |
QuEST report to the Department, C. Schoof. | April2021 |
| 5 | EOAS Strategic Plan | Report PDF 1pg |
Strategic plan, Dec 2020, P. Tortell | Dec2020 |
| 4 | QES: desired content & methods |
Discussion Page |
Early thoughts about concepts & tools synthesized from deliberations during summer 2020 and earlier. | Sep2020 |
| 3 | Rejuvenating QES; priorities | Discussion Page |
Summary of discussions between May and Sept 2020 about the QuEST project’s scope and priorities. | Sep2020 |
| 2 | A new EOSC 1xx QES course | Discussion PDF 6pgs |
Summary of a written exchange discussing pros, cons & options for a new 1st year course targeting quantitative first year students. |
Sep2020 |
| 1 | Micro-credentials | Notes notes only |
Notes based on current examples from two EOAS faculty. | Aug2019 |