{"id":122,"date":"2022-08-10T16:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:35:33","slug":"reports-and-data-sets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/reports-and-data-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"Data sets, reports &#038; faculty discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page contains pointers to (1) <a href=\"#1\">data collected<\/a> and corresponding results, and (2) summarized <a href=\"#2\">faculty discussions<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">All data sets and corresponding reports are also gathered in<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2024\/02\/00AllDataReports-166pgs.pdf\">this 166 pg PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Faculty discussions are also gathered in<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2024\/02\/00FacultyDiscussions-30pgs.pdf\">this 30 pg PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 id=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Data, interviews &amp; results<\/h3>\r\n<p>Data sets gathered, interviews conducted and interpretations of results.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>No.<\/th>\r\n<th>item<\/th>\r\n<th>type<\/th>\r\n<th>Description<\/th>\r\n<th>Date<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>19<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Desirable capabilities<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/11\/desirable-skills-231123.pdf\">Full <br \/>Report<\/a> 19pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Based on interviews, discussions, surveys, workshops and literature. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/desirable-skills\/\">Summary<\/a>.<\/td>\r\n<td>Nov2023<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>18<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Paired interviews <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/04\/pairedinterviews-summary-231030.pdf\">Interview <br \/>report<\/a> 10pg<\/td>\r\n<td>Interviews of 19 QES faculty in pairs about quantitative learning in EOAS.<\/td>\r\n<td>Mar2023<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>17<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Learning tasks encountered by QES students<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/Learning-tasks-results.pdf\">survey <br \/>report<\/a><br \/>6pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Compiled data from a <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3t0gihz67UNhQgK\">Qualtrics survey<\/a> about learning tasks that students experience in EOAS.\u00a0 <strong>56 respondents <\/strong>as as of March 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/learning-tasks-survey.pdf\">PDF of the survey questions<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2022, Mar2023<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>16<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Interviews: Fundamentals vs. career prep<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/QuEST-Interview-Report-220909.pdf\">Interview <br \/>report<\/a><br \/>8pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Interpreting interviews of 20 EOAS faculty regarding fundamentals vs. career preparation.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2022<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>15<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Computing in EOAS<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Lg9wLZYwIHSVyXzFPO3096d8eLvL6oLn9lShOosBBok\/edit\">Raw data<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>Spreadsheet summarizing how computing is used in each EOAS course. Updates requested by M. Jellinek in March &#8217;23. Comments in sec&#8217;n 4 of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-eoas-course-content\/\">Current course content<\/a>&#8221; page.<\/td>\r\n<td>Aug2022 Mar2023<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Assessing Syllabi and CLOs<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/11\/QES-syllabi-notes.pdf\">Survey <br \/>report <\/a><br \/>5pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>An assessment of 27 course syllabi and Course Learning Outcomes for their content and compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/senate.ubc.ca\/policies-resources-support-student-success\/\">UBC expectations<\/a>. Data file is &#8220;<em>Syllabi-characteristics.xlsx<\/em>&#8220;.<\/td>\r\n<td>Aug2022<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>QES course content<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/11\/QESoutlines-summary.pdf\">Results <br \/>report<\/a><br \/>5pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Summarized, using information requested from instructors (2020-2021). Data file &#8220;<em>QES-coursematrix-220216.xlsx<\/em>\u201c<\/td>\r\n<td>Feb2022<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS Enrolments<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Data<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/EOAS-ugrad-numbers-to2020.pdf\">Plots<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Enrolments in EOAS BSc degree prgrams, 2005-2020.<\/td>\r\n<td>Apr2021<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS graduate student survey<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Data <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/2020_grad_survey_results.pdf\">Results<\/a><br \/>16pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>~50% response rate (N=74), about timelines, satisfaction, COVID, finance, with quantitative &amp; open questions.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS Program Learning outcomes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Summary<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/09\/QES-PLOs-table.pdf\">Table<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>Table of official program learning objectives for QES degree programs, summarized for comparison.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOSC 1xx demographics<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Results<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/12\/eosc1xx-demographics.pdf\">summary<\/a><br \/>3pgs<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS first year course enrolment<\/strong> Demographics to inform discussions about a new EOS 1xx course for quantitative students. N = 6059 students.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Student Experiences<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Results<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/07\/EOAS-Specializations-survey-highlights-221207.pdf\">Summary<\/a><br \/>5pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>\u201c<strong>Student Experiences<\/strong> in EOAS Specializations\u201d; report by A. Jolley. This doc is a summary. The complete 46-pg survey report is available <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/EOAS-Specialization-Survey-Focus-Group-Report.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\r\n<td>Mar2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Peer institutions<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Summary<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/CScontacts-summary.pdf\">report<\/a><br \/>8pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Discussions with <strong>peers at 7 peer institutions<\/strong>; summarized in note form.<\/td>\r\n<td>Jan2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Peer institution degrees<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Notes<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/09\/geop-prgms-summary.pdf\">Report<\/a><br \/>4pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Summary of 6 institutions produced by CTLT (C. Hunter) in early 2020.<\/td>\r\n<td>Jan2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>QES skills reported by faculty<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/2019retreat-QESskills-synthesis.pdf\">Results<br \/>table<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>QES skills from survey responses at the EOAS Dep&#8217;t retreat, May spring 2019. Also as a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/QESskillsmatrix-EOASretreat2019.pdf\">matrix<\/a>, although perhaps not quite so informative.<\/td>\r\n<td>May2019<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Geophysics student feedback<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/EOAS-GEOP-Survey-Report-2019.pdf\">Survey<br \/>results<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Geophysics student feedback<\/strong> survey; short report by A. Jolley, 2018.<\/td>\r\n<td>Dec2018<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS Alumni survey,<\/strong> 2015: data<\/td>\r\n<td>Summary<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/EOAS-Alumni-Survey-2015-Report-JM.pdf\">results<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Alumni<\/strong> survey results from 2015, reported by Grad student who analyzed results.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2015<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS Alumni survey, <\/strong>2015: open comments<\/td>\r\n<td>Data<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/09\/need-more-of-AlumniResults-2015.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Open qn answered by 54% of 194 respondents (alumni): &#8220;Students need more of \u2026&#8221; in spreadsheet &#8220;<em>alumnidata-2015.xlsx<\/em>&#8220;.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2015<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Geoscience hiring<\/strong>, 2010<\/td>\r\n<td>Formal<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/cIRcle\/collections\/facultyresearchandpublications\/52383\/items\/1.0052313\">Report<\/a><br \/>18pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Industry insights: EOS Survey of Hiring Practices in Geoscience Industries, 2010. At UBC Library&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/cIRcle\/collections\/facultyresearchandpublications\/52383\/items\/1.0052313\">CirCLE<\/a> repository.<\/td>\r\n<td>Jun2010<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<h3 id=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Faculty discussions<\/h3>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>No.<\/th>\r\n<th>item<\/th>\r\n<th>type<\/th>\r\n<th>Description<\/th>\r\n<th>Date<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Progress report<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Report<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/QuEST-progress220816.pdf\">PDF<\/a> 5pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>Progress re port to the Dep\u2019t Head, F. Jones,<\/td>\r\n<td>Aug2022<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Progress report<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Report<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/QUEST-summaryfor-deptreview-210430.pdf\">PDF<\/a> 3pgs<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>QuEST report to the Department, C. Schoof.<\/td>\r\n<td>April2021<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>EOAS Strategic Plan<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Report<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/10\/EOAS_Strat_Plan_exec_sum-201211.pdf\">PDF<\/a> 1pg<\/td>\r\n<td>Strategic plan, Dec 2020, P. Tortell<\/td>\r\n<td>Dec2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>QES: desired content &amp; methods<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Discussion<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/early-thoughts-about-concepts-tools\/\">Page<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Early thoughts about concepts &amp; tools synthesized from deliberations during summer 2020 and earlier.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Rejuvenating QES; priorities<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Discussion<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/early-ideas\/\">Page<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Summary of discussions between May and Sept 2020 about the QuEST project\u2019s scope and priorities.<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>A new EOSC 1xx QES course<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/09\/First-year-course-2020.pdf\">PDF<\/a> 6pgs<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Summary of a written exchange discussing pros, cons &amp; options for a new 1st year course targeting quantitative first year students.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>Sep2020<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Micro-credentials<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Notes<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/09\/micro-credential-ideas-aug2019.pdf\">notes only<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Notes based on current examples from two EOAS faculty.<\/td>\r\n<td>Aug2019<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &amp; results Data sets gathered, interviews conducted and interpretations of results. 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