Deciding discipline, course and university through Topsis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14689686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chiharu Nanayakkara (Deakin University), William Yeoh (0000-0002-2964-4518, Deakin University, corresponding author), Alvin Lee (Deakin University), Alireza Moayedikia (0000-0001-7229-3699, Swinburne University of Technology) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2497-2512 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2019.1616171 |
| OpenAlex | W2946720051 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
During course selection, students have to consider many criteria to arrive at the best course to study at the institution that provides the best fit for their aspirations. However, a central issue that reduces the clarity of course consideration and results in suboptimal decisions is the failure of introspection. While people can usually describe the information they have considered to arrive at a decision for a specified outcome, they can rarely articulate the process they used to make the decision. Thus, this paper proposes the use of multi-criteria decision making approach and tests a model using the TOPSIS approach to tackle the processes associated with introspection. The results find that TOPSIS is able to use a set of criteria to help students systematically and rigorously choose a suitable course of study. This research is useful for potential tertiary students, education providers, education agencies and recruitment officers
CLARITY · Course evaluation · Economics · Higher education · Institution · Introspection · Management science · Mathematics education · Medical education · Multiple-criteria decision analysis · Operations research · Political science · Sociology · TOPSIS · Computer Science · Engineering · Management and Performance Evaluation · Medicine · Multi-Criteria Decision Making · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Failure to Detect Mismatches Between Intention and Outcome in a Simple Decision Task
Understanding the Role of Parents and Siblings as Information Sources in the College Choice Process of Chicana Students
The theory of planned behavior
Telling more than we can know
When choice is demotivating
The Role of Intrinsic Motivation in the Pursuit of Health Science-Related Careers among Youth from Underrepresented Low Socioeconomic Populations
A Model of Student College Choice
Valuing thoughts, ignoring behavior
Alone in a crowd of sheep
Knowing more about what we can tell
An exploratory study of the factors influencing undergraduate student choice
The power of accreditation
Do work placements improve final year academic performance or do high-calibre students choose to do work placements
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |