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Schulich Sets its Sights on Eyes High Benchmarking Data Review

Schulich Sets its Sights on Eyes High Benchmarking Data Review. March 2012. Benchmarking: Rankings. Canadian Universities in QS World Ranking by Discipline for Engineering and Information Technology, 2011. *University of Toronto Engineering, Annual Report 2011.

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Schulich Sets its Sights on Eyes High Benchmarking Data Review

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  1. Schulich Sets its Sights on Eyes High Benchmarking Data Review March 2012

  2. Benchmarking: Rankings Canadian Universities in QS World Ranking by Discipline for Engineering and Information Technology, 2011 *University of Toronto Engineering, Annual Report 2011

  3. Benchmarking: Rankings Summary of G13 Bibliometrics for Publications (Engineering) *University of Toronto Engineering, Annual Report 2011

  4. Benchmarking: Top Schools • Give direct admission into program in first-year (InD & UGP) • Desired integration of professional skills (ex. Communication, teamwork, ethics) into authentic engineering experiences (UGP) • Focus on PhD students – top engineering schools in North America have the highest ratio of PhD students / faculty (InD) • McGill focused on fundraising – giving $24 k / year plus free tuition to every PhD student & top-ups for PhD students with NSERC scholarships (InD) • PhD fast track option (UoT) • All schools are focusing on retaining the best professors to build strong research programs (InD)

  5. Benchmarking: Student Feedback • Low ratings for professional skills development at U of C (CGPPS) • Desire for increased level of support for presentations and publications (CGPPS) • Lack of career planning and real work readiness at U of C (NSSE) • Integration of research into curriculum deemed desirable (UGP) • Lack of internationalism incorporated into coursework (NSSE) • Desire for heightened student experience (NSSE)

  6. Benchmarking: Community Feedback • Exposure to relevant research desired by industry (SIAC) • Professional development courses linked to APEGA desired (SIAC)

  7. Acronyms • InD – meetings with Deans at Queen’s, Waterloo, U of T and the former Dean at McGill • UGP – an undergraduate comparison of UBC, U of T, McGill and Waterloo • U of T – University of Toronto Annual Report • CGPSS – Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey • NSSE – National Survey of Student Engagement • SIAC – SchulichIndustry Advisory Committee

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