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Education institutions are promoting diversity and inclusivity these days. Traditionally, engineering schools are under-represented by certain groups, especially females. In this work, a case study is presented on academic performance of males and females in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria. The analytics performed is based on 1840 students over a period of 12 years. The overall composition of the student population is presented. The characteristics of successful graduates are explored, including gender correlation to program duration and GPA. Similarly, issues with failed male and female students are examined with respect to academic probation, failed courses, GPA, and program duration. Insights on gender’s influence on academic performance and advices for at-risk students are presented.
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Zhang, L., Li, K.F. (2021). Gender and Academic Performance: A Case Study in Electrical Engineering. In: Barolli, L., Woungang, I., Enokido, T. (eds) Advanced Information Networking and Applications. AINA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 227. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75078-7_64
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