{"id":314,"date":"2022-09-27T08:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:02:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/","title":{"rendered":"Outline"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2022\/07\/cropped-questlogo.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>This blog-site documents the <strong>background<\/strong> work, resulting <strong>recommendations<\/strong> and <strong>marketing<\/strong> efforts of the UBC Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eoas.ubc.ca\/\">Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science&#8217;s<\/a> <em>Quantitative Earth Sciences Transformation<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eoas.ubc.ca\/education\/current-major-initiatives\/quest\">QuEST<\/a>) project.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Background<\/strong> work includes research about current state of undergraduate quantitative Earth science degrees in EOAS and the academic and non-academic geoscience sectors more generally.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Recommendations<\/strong> are based on background research, current perspectives of EOAS faculty, and precedent from literature and engagement with peers and education experts.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Marketing<\/strong> strategies include activities that are completed or underway and suggested further actions for attracting and retaining QES undergraduate students.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The 2024 official version of this report is at UBC&#8217;s CiRCle repository. <\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">See<\/span> \u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/92707\" href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/92707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/92707<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>PDF copies of the 2023 version of this website are in the following three files (split since WordPress &#8220;media&#8221; files must be less than 20Mbytes):<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>All blog pages &amp; appendices &#8211; NOT including data sets and reports: see <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/12\/report-240130.pdf\">this 165-page PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Data sets and corresponding reports are gathered in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2024\/02\/00AllDataReports-166pgs.pdf\">this 166 pg PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Faculty discussions from the Data and Reports page are gathered in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2024\/02\/00FacultyDiscussions-30pgs.pdf\">this 30 pg PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentation outline<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Home \/ Outline<\/strong> &#8211; this page.\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/executive-summary\/\">Executive summary<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/introduction-2\/\">Project inspiration, goals<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/personnel\/\">Personnel &amp; sources<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/methods\/\">Methods<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/student-perspectives\/\">Student perspectives<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/frameworks\/\">Frameworks<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/next-steps\/\">Next Steps<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-state-2\/\">Background<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; current quantitative curricula &amp; careers.\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-state\/\">Current curriculum in EOAS<\/a><br \/>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-degree-specializations\/\">Current degree specializations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-course-sequences\/\">Current course sequences<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-eoas-course-content\/\">Current EOAS course content<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/current-eosc-1xx-courses\/\">Current EOSC 1xx courses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/why-now\/\">Context<\/a>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/global-decline-in-geoscience-students\/\">Global decline in geoscience students<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/demand-for-geoscience-related-expertise\/\">Demand for geoscience &amp; related expertise<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/department-institutional-context\/\">Departmental &amp; institutional context<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/priorities\/\">Early priorities<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/early-ideas\/\">Desirable Skills<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/results\/\"><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/a> for enhancing quantitative Earth science learning.<br \/>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/intro-to-recommendations\/\">Introduction to recommendations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/recommendations-outline\/\">Recommendations outline list<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/recommendations-single-course\/\">Enhancing courses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/recommendations-degree-specializations\/\">Enhancing Existing degrees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/adjusting-degrees\/\">Adjusting Degree Specializations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/recommendations-department-level\/\">Department level actions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/student-support\/\">Student support<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/career-preparation\/\">Career preparation<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/professional-registration\/\">Professional registration<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/marketing\/\">Marketing<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; recommendations and actions for attracting and inspiring students\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/actions\/\">Marketing Activities<\/a>: Completed or in-progress marketing activities.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/first-year-climate-physics\/\">A new first year QES course<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/marketing-ideas\/\">Marketing recommendations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/first-year-climate-physics\/\">QES professions<\/a>: pointers &amp; references showcasing geoscience career options<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/refs-data-and-sources\/\"><strong>Data, resources, references and appendices<\/strong><\/a> <br \/>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/reports-and-data-sets\/\">Data sets &amp; results<\/a> (list)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/references\/\">References <\/a>used throughout.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/appendices-2\/\">Appendices<\/a> with tools, discussions, and resources produced and used during QuEST.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3236 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eoasquest\/files\/2023\/12\/CC_BY-NC-SA-30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"39\" \/>Licensing for all pages in this blog:<\/strong> Creative Commons License: <br \/>Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/us\/\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/us\/<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eoas.ubc.ca\/people\/francisjones\">Francis Jones<\/a>, Dec. 2023, UBC Dep&#8217;t Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog-site documents the background work, resulting recommendations and marketing efforts of the UBC Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science&#8217;s Quantitative Earth Sciences Transformation (QuEST) project. 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