The dataset I will be using for my final project is from the BC government website. It is a spreadsheet containing an accumulation of all of the total number of domestic students and international students at each Public BC post secondary institution each year from 2008 through 2013.
The dataset is detailed excel spreadsheet which contains each University in BC separated by region. As well, the spreadsheet includes a tally of the two types of students (international v. domestic) organized by institution for each individual year. At the bottom of both charts, each year has a total tally by year for international and domestic university students in BC.
My news story will include this data to portray the share of domestic and international students at BC universities. By doing this, the reader will be able to evaluate firstly how the percentage of international and domestic students has increased or decreased over time between 2008 and 2013- this will be presented in the form of a line graph. The reader will also hopefully be able to see which BC Universities accept the most international students versus the least by share, in the form of a bar graph.
The information in this dataset is very straight forward. I didn't understand at first what the 'AY' at the top of the year column meant, but by scrolling to the bottom of the document I could read that it stands for 'Academic Year', so, problem solved.
Some questions I hope to answer with my data are:
1. Has the share of international students enrolling in post secondary schools increased or decreased from 2008-2013? How much?
2. Which institutions accept the most international students (by share)?
3. Which institutions accept the fewest international students (by share)?
4. Which institution accepts the most domestic students by share?
5. What, if anything, does this mean for BC students applying to post secondary schools in the future?
Alycia, this looks like a good one. I think it's a relevant story given the number of international students we see here, and also given the apparent boom in the college and university business market. I would be curious to see how these numbers stack up and what the moral of the story is. In other words, what are the numbers, and what do they tell us about international and domestic student enrollment? Once you talk to some experts, I think it will help the narrative of the story. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThis data set sounds pretty straight forward, good job picking one that won't cause too much trouble. I am curious about how you will interpret the data. Although the number, by share, will be interesting to see, I don't think they'll be extraordinarily shocking. You're last question, what does it mean for students applying to post-secondary in BC? will be the most interesting question for me.
ReplyDeleteHey Alycia, super interesting beginning to your story. Your data set is quite detailed and I'm interested in seeing the trend over time. It's competitive enough for local students to get into university at the moment, I'm wondering how that might change in the future based on the trends you find. Also, I'm wondering if there is a cap on the number of international students accepted at Universities in BC? Just a thought. Looking forward to reading your final story.
ReplyDeleteI love your topic that you aim to investigate and I am sure your dataset will provide you with much more information that might answer many challenging questions. It would also be helpful to compare International and local university dropout rate due to tuition fees. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI thin this this a really good story, mostly becasue it tackles that assertion people have about international taking up spaces meant for domestic students. I don't know enough to say that's true or not but it's one of those things that I've always been supicious about.
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