美国50所R1大学的本科地质科学专业的课程要求数据集
Ken L Ferrier1, Eva M Golos1, Marianne Haseloff1
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geoscience, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Data in brief
|October 11, 2024
概括
一个新的数据集汇总了50所R1大学的地质科学本科课程要求. 此资源有助于课程评估,并帮助学生选择课程,以在地质科学领域有更强大的职业前景.
科学领域:
- 地质科学 地质科学
- 高等教育 高等教育
背景情况:
- 地质科学系正在重新评估本科课程,因为招生和预算的挑战.
- 对比课程要求对于识别课程差距和评估课程标准至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 创建一个全面的,可访问的数据集的本科地质科学专业课程和学分要求.
- 为了促进机构间地质科学课程的定量,数据驱动的比较.
主要方法:
- 从50个R1大学地球科学系 (n=966个课程) 收集了关于课程和学分要求的数据.
- 收集了所需的地质科学和相关 (数学,物理,化学) 课程和学分的数据.
- 对于学期和季度机构的正常化信贷负担.
主要成果:
- 开发了一个新的数据集,详细介绍了本科地质科学专业的课程和学分要求.
- 数据集包括课程/学分要求矩阵和常见学科百分比.
- 规范化数据允许在不同的学术术语系统之间进行公平的比较.
结论:
- 该数据集为评估和比较地球科学课程提供了定量基础.
- 能够识别课程缺口,并为方案调整做出决策提供信息.
- 支持学生选择课程,以提高教育和职业成果.
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