Deciding Discipline, Course and University through Topsis

Autor/inn/en	Nanayakkara, Chiharu; Yeoh, William; Lee, Alvin; Moayedikia, Alireza
Titel	Deciding Discipline, Course and University through Topsis
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 45 (2020) 12, S.2497-2512 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2019.1616171
Schlagwörter	College Students; Decision Making; Course Selection (Students); Evaluation Criteria; Reflection + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl
Abstract	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 [Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution] 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01