Study level

  • Vacation research experience scheme

Faculty/School

Faculty of Engineering

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Dr Fiona Cheung
Position
Senior Lecturer in Construction Mgt
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Dr Marc Miska
Position
Senior Lecturer in the Civil Engineering Discipline
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering

Overview

Selecting a study topic and career path highly depends on perception of the profession among high school students and their parents. A lack of good understanding of career options and pathways often limits the choice. QUT has developed a VR based introduction to Construction and has performed surveys on high school students to investigate its impact. This project looks to analyse these surveys and to come up with future efforts to ensure that high school students can make a better formed decision on their career and study options.

Research activities

The project will mainly focus on evaluating the data collected from students and to identify trends and results using statistical methods. Ones the data is analysed it will then be used to create a roadmap for further engagement options with industry and high schools to broaden the future workforce.

Outcomes

Outcome of the project will be a report that highlights the results and way forward from here with regards to student engagement in the late years of high school.

Skills and experience

Basic knowledge in statistics is preferable but can be optioned during the project.

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Contact

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