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6 Some Uses of the Data
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From page 73...
... After choosing among the doctoral programs suggested by their adviser, students can then create a spreadsheet of those programs from the online data available from this study, which will allow them compare the programs on the various measures of interest. For example, Table 6-1 shows the rankings and data for 5 of the 34 chemistry programs in universities in the mid-Atlantic area.
From page 74...
... b 100.0% 88.6% 95.4% 85.9% 90.5% Interdisciplinary faculty (%) 0.0% 71.4% 38.1% 6.3% 18.8% Non-Asian minority faculty (%)
From page 75...
... A detailed understanding of the generation of the rankings of a single program in biochemistry can be obtained in part through Table 6-2, which shows the overall and dimensional rankings for a program in that field of study. TABLE 6-2 An Example of Selected Ranges of Rankings for a Doctoral Program in Biochemistry Range of Overall Rankings Dimensional Rankings Diversity of the Student Support Educational R Rankings S Rankings Research Activity and Outcomes Environment
From page 76...
... Table 6-3 provides the details for this program, which can be obtained by clicking on the link in the online spreadsheet.
From page 77...
... -0.387 2.088 -0.381 -0.362 0.035 -0.035 0.055 0.056 Time to degree, full- and part time -0.764 -1.145 -0.636 -0.260 0.016 0.018 -0.031 -0.030 Students in academic positions (%) -0.610 -1.287 -1.235 -1.493 -0.047 0.004 0.074 0.078 Student work space 1 1 1 1 -0.025 -0.067 0.004 0.005 Health insurance 1 1 1 1 -0.028 0.003 0.005 0.005 Number of student activities offered 1.950 0.293 0.876 0.495 0.083 0.061 0.032 0.034 R rating 0.671 0.578 S rating 0.858 0.322 R ranking 11 19 S ranking 7 31 a Because of the Monte Carlo technique used to generate the ranking ranges, in some cases the R95 (or S95)
From page 78...
... Indeed, the NRC data are only one way of measuring a doctoral program, and in all fields the ranges of rankings are heavily influenced by metrics about the research productivity of the faculty in terms of publications and citations as well as grants and awards. No effort has been devoted to assessing the outcomes of graduate education or to determining the effectiveness of the doctoral research experience in preparing students for a life of scholarly inquiry.
From page 79...
... However, resolving such matters requires fine-grained study of the programs and more detailed analysis than can be provided by the NRC data alone. Private Sector Employers Academia is no longer the majority employer of Ph.D.'s.


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