In 2023, ** percent of prospective graduate business students in the United States were interested in hybrid programs, an increase from ** percent in 2019. However, the overall preference in 2023 was for in-person business school programs, at ** percent.

The Colleges and Universities feature class/shapefile is composed of all Post Secondary Education facilities as defined by the Integrated Post Secondary Education System (IPEDS, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, https://nces.ed.gov/), US Department of Education for the 2018-2019 school year. Included are Doctoral/Research Universities, Masters Colleges and Universities, Baccalaureate Colleges, Associates Colleges, Theological seminaries, Medical Schools and other health care professions, Schools of engineering and technology, business and management, art, music, design, Law schools, Teachers colleges, Tribal colleges, and other specialized institutions. Overall, this data layer covers all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and other assorted U.S. territories. This feature class contains all MEDS/MEDS+ as approved by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) Team. Complete field and attribute information is available in the ”Entities and Attributes” metadata section. Geographical coverage is depicted in the thumbnail above and detailed in the "Place Keyword" section of the metadata. This feature class does not have a relationship class but is related to Supplemental Colleges. Colleges and Universities that are not included in the NCES IPEDS data are added to the Supplemental Colleges feature class when found. This release includes the addition of 175 new records, the removal of 468 no longer reported by NCES, and modifications to the spatial location and/or attribution of 6682 records.

The COVID-19 data sets and associated Jupyter Hub notebooks are support for a manuscript describing how data science was shown to be effective in developing a transdisciplinary team and the production of novel outputs in part due to the common learning process of all team members being part of an online professional data science and analytics master’s degree program. This online curriculum helped the team members to find a common process that allowed them learn in common (Kläy, Zimmermann, & Schneider, 2015), transdisciplinary learning a key component of transdisciplinary teamwork (Yeung, 2015). Our team's Jupyter Hub files with complete coding and data set explanations are uploaded to document this teamwork and the outputs of the team.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates for National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) by sex in Northern Ireland. The estimates are as at census day, 21 March 2021.

The census collected information on the usually resident population of Northern Ireland on census day (21 March 2021). Initial contact letters or questionnaire packs were delivered to every household and communal establishment, and residents were asked to complete online or return the questionnaire with information as correct on census day. Special arrangements were made to enumerate special groups such as students, members of the Travellers Community, HM Forces personnel etc. The Census Coverage Survey (an independent doorstep survey) followed between 12 May and 29 June 2021 and was used to adjust the census counts for under-enumeration.

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The global massive open online course (MOOC) market size is calculated to advance at a CAGR of 32% through 2034, which is set to increase its market value from US$ 13.2 billion in 2024 to US$ 212.7 billion by the end of 2034.

Report Attribute	Detail
MOOC Market Size (2024E)	US$ 13.2 Billion
Projected Market Value (2034F)	US$ 212.7 Billion
Global Market Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	32% CAGR
China Market Value (2034F)	US$ 23.3 Billion
Japan Market Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	32.6% CAGR
North America Market Share (2024E)	23.9%
East Asia Market Value (2034F)	US$ 49.1 Billion
Key Companies Profiled	Alison; Coursera Inc; edX Inc; Federica.EU; FutureLearn; Instructure; Intellipaat; iverity; Jigsaw Academy; Kadenze.

Country Wise Insights

Attribute	United States
Market Value (2024E)	US$ 1.4 Billion
Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	32.5% CAGR
Projected Value (2034F)	US$ 23.6 Billion

Attribute	China
Market Value (2024E)	US$ 1.5 Billion
Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	32% CAGR
Projected Value (2034F)	US$ 23.3 Billion

Category-wise Insights

Attribute	xMOOC
Segment Value (2024E)	US$ 9.3 Billion
Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	30.8% CAGR
Projected Value (2034F)	US$ 136.1 Billion

Attribute	Degree & Master Programs
Segment Value (2024E)	US$ 6.4 Billion
Growth Rate (2024 to 2034)	30.2% CAGR
Projected Value (2034F)	US$ 89.3 Billion

Introduction: In an age of increasingly face-to-face, blended, and online Health Professions Education, students have more selections of where they will receive a degree. For an applicant, oftentimes, the first step is to learn more about a program through its website. Websites allow programs to convey their unique voice and to share their mission and values with others, such as applicants, researchers, and academics. Additionally, as the number of Health Professions Education programs rapidly grows, websites can share the priorities of these programs. Methods: In this study, we conducted a website review of 158 Health Professions Education websites to explore their geographical distributions, missions, educational concentrations, and various programmatic components. Results: We compiled this information and synthesized pertinent aspects, such as program similarities and differences, or highlighted the omission of critical data. Conclusion: Given that websites are often the first point of contact for prospective applicants, curious collaborators, and potential faculty, the digital image of HPE programs matters. We believe our findings demonstrate opportunities for growth within institutions and assist the field in identifying the priorities of HPE programs. As programs begin to shape their websites with more intentionality, they can reflect their relative divergence/convergence compared to other programs as they see fit and, therefore, attract individuals to best match this identity. Periodic reviews of the breadth of programs, such as those undergone here, are necessary to capture diversifying goals, and serve to help advance the field of Health Professions Education as a whole. Methods Our team deduced that most HPE programs would have a website, and that this would serve as a representation of how individuals within the program choose to view themselves and hope to be viewed by others. Further, our team determined that these websites would be an efficient means of collecting programmatic information for the purposes of learning more about program growth, diversity, and values. We conducted the website review from August 2021 to April 2022 using a list of worldwide Health Professions Education programs, which was acquired from the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research’s (FAIMER’s) website. FAIMER was chosen as the origin source of programs studied due to its use in another published study evaluating HPE programs. Each master's degree in HPE offered by a university was counted separately, allowing us to note the differences in course and time requirements across all programs. Only HPE master's programs were selected for this study. Certificate and Ph.D. programs were excluded. Next, we developed a data extraction tool. Categories were jointly identified for data collection by three of our authors (JS, SW, and HM). JS, SW, and HW worked independently through a set of three HPE programs, obtaining the data for our selected categories. Afterward, we cross-checked each other's work for verification purposes. For example, if JS obtained the information, SW or HM, who were blinded to JS’s findings, would independently find the answers to the same questions/ topics. This was performed until an agreement between pre and post-review information was above 95%. There was no discovered information that was not agreed upon after discussion. Once 100% agreement was reached with this method, the total number of HPE programs analyzed was split between JS and SW, and the raw data was obtained for the same categories. This data then underwent a review by the other two researchers to ensure high accuracy. This review consisted of information verification on individual program websites where it was originally obtained. For example, if JS found the information about a program, SW and HM (now not blinded) would both have to independently find the same information. Any identified discrepancies were rectified through discussion, and three-way agreement was mandatory for the team to move on to the next program.

Integrated computing uses computing tools and concepts to support learning in other disciplines while giving all students opportunities to experience computer science. Integrated computing is often motivated as a way to introduce computing to students in a low-stakes environment, reducing barriers to learning computer science, often especially for underrepresented groups. This dataset examined integrated computing activities implemented in US schools to examine which programming and CT concepts they teach and whether those concepts differed across contexts. We gathered data on 262 integrated computing activities from in-service K-12 teachers and 20 contextual factors related to the classroom (i.e., primary discipline, grade level, programming paradigm, programming language, minimum amount of time the lesson takes, source of the lesson plan), the teacher (i.e., years teaching, current role (classroom teacher, tech specialist, STEM specialist, etc.), grade levels taught, disciplines taught, degrees and certifications, institutional support received for integrated computing, gender, race, self-efficacy), and the school (e.g., socioeconomic status of students, racial composition, number of CS courses offered, number of CS teachers, years CS courses have been taught, number of students, school location (urban, suburban, rural)). Methods Procedure Data about integrated computing lessons in non-CS classrooms were collected from in-service K-12 teachers in the United States via an online survey, and 262 surveys were completed. Participants were recruited first through teacher networks and districts to include diverse populations and then through LinkedIn. Teachers received a $100 gift card upon completion of the survey, which took approximately 30 minutes. Due to the incentive, submissions were screened during data collection to ensure eligibility (i.e., having a valid school district email) and quality (described below).

Instrument The survey asked about the programming and CT concepts taught in the activities and 20 factors related to classroom, teacher, and school context. The programming concepts included were based on a framework developed by Margulieux et al., 2023. A full list of concepts and contextual factors can be found below. Due to the large sample size, the survey was designed to be primarily quantitative but included a few qualitative questions (e.g., "Please describe in 1-2 sentences the computing learning objective of this activity") and requested teachers to submit their lesson plans. The research team used these qualitative elements to verify data quality, such as by ensuring the lesson included computing and comparing elements of the lesson plans to the quantitative data provided by the teachers. Overall, we found, and excluded, very few instances of low-quality data.

Survey Questions and Descriptive Statistics Qualitative Questions: Title of lesson plan One sentence describing the activity topic (e.g., In this activity, students apply their computational thinking skills to explore the life cycle of a butterfly.) One sentence describing the disciplinary learning objective (e.g., The primary learning goal is to model the life cycle of a butterfly.) One sentence describing the computing learning objective (e.g., Students will conditionals to match body features to life stages.) 1-3 sentences describing the instructional paradigm (e.g., Students will discuss butterflies and life cycles with their partners. Then they will modify the program and use conditionals to create the model.)

Quantitative Question Topic: Response Options (descriptive statistics in parentheses)

Programming and CT Concepts Programming paradigm: Select one: No Programming (80), Unplugged (87), Block-based (69), Text-based (26) Programming language: Open-ended Programming concepts: Select all that apply: Operator-arithmetic, Operator-Boolean, Operator-relational, Conditional-if-else, Conditional-if-then, Loop-for loop, Loop-while loop, Loop-loop index variable, Function-define/call, Function-parameter, Variable, Data types (string, integer, etc.), List, Multimedia component (sprite, sound, button, etc.), Multimedia properties (color, location, etc.), Multimedia movement (forward, back, turn), Output-string, Output-variable, User input, Event (M = 3.2, SD = 2.7) CT concepts: Select all that apply: Algorithms–sequences (158), Algorithms–parallelism (10), Pattern recognition (142), Abstraction (84), Decomposition (89), Debugging (40), Automation (40) (M = 2.1, SD = 1.1)

Classroom Context Integrated discipline: Select one: Art (5), Language arts (37), Foreign language (2), Math (67), Music (3), Science (61), Social Studies (13) Grades taught in lesson: Select all that apply: Kindergarten through 12th grade (activities that spanned K-5 = 107, 6-8 = 53, 9-12 = 93, K-12 = 9) Minimum amount of time the lesson takes: Select one: < 1 hour (90), 1-3 hours (126), 3-8 hours (32), 8+ hours (14) Source of the lesson plan: Select all that apply: Colleague (16), Online search (18), Professional development (20), Professional organization (23), Created based on an external source by myself or with colleagues (28), Modified from an external source (33), Created by myself or with colleagues (124)

Teacher Information Number of years teaching: Open-ended, M = 14.11, SD = 7.6 Current role: Select one: Teacher (220), STEM/Tech specialist (24), Librarian (9), Computer lab director (1), Other (8) Grade levels taught: Select all that apply: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12 (grade levels that spanned K-5 = 79, 6-8 = 45, 9-12 = 93, K-12 = 45) Disciplines taught: Select all that apply: Art (13), Language arts (71), Foreign language (5), Math (134), Music (4), Science (100), Social Studies (54), Computer science (80), Technology (78), Other (8) Degrees, Certs, endorsements, etc. attained: Select all that apply: Teaching certificate in primary discipline(s) (164), Teaching certificate in CS (17), Bachelor’s degree in primary discipline education (129), Bachelor’s degree in CS or CS education (4), Master’s degree in primary discipline education (163), Master’s degree in CS or CS education (0), Endorsement in computer science education (47), EdD or PhD in education (17), Other (86) Support for integrated CS/CT development and implementation: Select all that apply: Professional development through my school/district/LEA/RESA (157), Professional development through external organizations (117), Peer/colleague/department collaboration in my school/district/LEA/RESA (130), Peer/colleague collaboration in external organizations (73), Funding for software licensing, hardware, or curricula (69) Self-efficacy: Views of CT and self-efficacy scale from Yadav, Caeli, Ocak, and Macann, 2022 (M = 4.23 out of 5, SD = 0.60) Gender: Select one: Man (60), Woman (198), Non-binary/third gender (2), Prefer not to say (2) Race: Select one: African American or Black (31), American Indian or Indigenous (1), Asian (13), Caucasian or White (193), Latino/a/x or Hispanic (10), Middle Eastern (0), Pacific Islander (0), Other (14)

School Context Number of students: Open-ended (M = 1179, SD = 741) Number of CS teachers: Open-ended (M = 1.6, SD = 1.4) Number of CS courses: Open-ended (M = 2.1, SD = 2.0) Number of years CS courses taught: Open-ended (M = 3.0, SD = 2.1) Racial composition: Give % of each race: American Indian or Native American (M = 1.8%), Asian (M = 4.5%), Black or African American (M = 23.3%), Hispanic or Latino (M = 17.2%), White or Caucasian (M = 47.5%), Other (M = 2.4%) % of students eligible for free or reduced lunch: Open-ended (M = 56%, SD = 34%) Type of area: Select one: Rural (90), Suburban (122), Urban (50)

This file set is the basis of a project in which Stephanie Pywell from The Open University Law School created and evaluated some online teaching materials – Fundamentals of Law (FoLs) – to fill a gap in the knowledge of graduate entrants to the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme. These students are granted exemption from the Level 1 law modules, from which they would normally acquire the basic knowledge of legal principles and methods that is essential to success in higher-level study. The materials consisted of 12 sessions of learning, each covering one key topic from a Level 1 law module.The dataset includes a Word document that consists of the text of a five-question, multiple-choice Moodle poll, together with the coding for each response option.The rest of the dataset consists of spreadsheets and outputs from SPSS and Excel showing the analyses that were conducted on the cleaned and anonymised data to ascertain students' use of, and views on, the teaching materials, and to explore any statistical association between students' studying of the materials and their academic success on Level 2 law modules, W202 and W203.Students were asked to complete the Moodle poll at the end of every session of study, of which there were 1,013. Only one answer from each of the 240 respondents was retained for Questions 3, 4 and 5, to avoid skewing the data. Some data are presented as percentages of the number of sessions studied; some are presented as percentages of the number of respondents, and some are presented as percentage of the number of respondents who meet specific criteria.Student identifiers, which have been removed to ensure anonymity, are as follows: Open University Computer User code (OUCU) and Personal Identifier (PI). These were used to collate the output from the Moodle poll with students' Level 2 module results.

This resource contains the survey questions, compiled results, and code for Fisher's exact test, as associated with the following manuscript:

"Faculty Perspectives on a Collaborative, Multi-Institutional Online Hydrology Graduate Student Training Program" by Anne J. Jefferson, Steven P. Loheide, and Deanna H. McCay. Submitted to Frontiers in Water, in the research topic: “Innovations in Remote and Online Education by Hydrologic Scientists", May 2022

Abstract: The CUAHSI Virtual University is an interinstitutional graduate training framework that was developed to increase access to specialized hydrology courses for graduate students from participating institutions. The program was designed to capitalize on the benefits of collaborative teaching, allowing students to differentiate their learning and access subject matter experts at multiple institutions, while enrolled in a single course at their home institution, through a framework of reciprocity. Although the CUAHSI Virtual University was developed prior to the covid-19 pandemic, the resilience of its online education model to such disruptions to classroom teaching increases the urgency of understanding how effective such an approach is at achieving its goals and what challenges multi-institutional graduate training faces for sustainability and expansion within the water sciences or in other disciplines. To gain faculty perspectives on the program, we surveyed water science faculty who had served as instructors in the program, as well as water science faculty who had not participated and departmental chairs of participating instructors. Our data show widespread agreement across respondent types that the program is positive for students, diversifying their educational opportunities and increasing access to subject matter experts. Concerns and factors limiting faculty participation revolved around faculty workload and administrative barriers, including low enrollment at individual institutions. If these barriers can be surmounted, the CUAHSI Virtual University has the potential for wider participation within hydrology and adoption in other STEM disciplines.

Data were collected through an online survey and processed to create 95% CI using the BCA bootstrap confidence interval algorithm in MS EXCEL. Construction of confidence interval in MS EXCEL using the BCA bootstrap confidence interval algorithm is earlier not presented in any studies. The macro capabilities of MS EXCEL was utilized for the purpose stated.

Abstract

High quality postgraduate training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is important to strengthen research evidence to advance development and ensure countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Equally, participation of women in STEM careers is vital, to ensure that countries develop economies that work for all their citizens. However, women and girls remain underrepresented in STEM due to gender stereotyping, lack of visible role models, and unsupportive policies and work environments. Therefore, there is a need to consolidate information on participation and experiences of women in STEM related postgraduate training and careers in SSA to enhance their contribution to realizing the SDGs. The primary objective of this study is to examine the participation and experiences of women in postgraduate training, and their subsequent recruitment, retention and progression in STEM careers in East Africa. A secondary objective is to establish the gender gaps in training and career engagement in selected STEM related academic disciplines in East Africa. The descriptive study will employ a mixed methods approach, including a scoping review, qualitative interviews, and quantitative analysis of secondary data. We will synthesize results to inform the development of an effective gendered approach and framework to improve participation and experiences of women in STEM training and career engagements in SSA. We will conduct the study over a period of five years.

Geographic coverage

Regional coverage (East Africa Region)

Analysis unit

Individual Women in STEM

Universe

Qualitative data: Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in postgraduate training and career Quantitative data: Postgraduate students, faculty, reseachers and supervisors (both men and women) in STEM in Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) member Universitiies

Sampling procedure

The study utilized a purposive sampling technique and targeted all universities that offered doctoral programs in applied sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. At the time, only 23 of the 74 universities in Kenya—equivalent to 30%—offered doctoral degrees in STEM. It was assumed that a similar or lower percentage would be found in the other five countries, namely Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan.

Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants from purposively selected universities and national higher education commissions and agencies for the study. In universities, all students enrolled in doctoral programs in STEM were considered. Additionally, female and male students' lecturers, supervisors, mentors, and other faculty members and researchers in the identified institutions were also considered for participation in the study.

Purposive sampling of doctoral students, faculty, and early career researchers (post-doctoral fellows within the first six years since receiving their PhD) was conducted using the following inclusion criteria:

Inclusion criteria i. Worked in a STEM field/discipline ii. Enrolled in a doctoral program within a STEM field iii. Early career researchers in a STEM field in research organizations iv. Faculty in a STEM field at a university

Additionally, registrars, postgraduate training coordinators, heads of departments, and officials from national agencies and ministries related to postgraduate training and research were purposively selected from all the identified universities to provide input on existing policies, guidelines, and enrollment data. For each of the mentioned groups, 7-12 interviews were conducted, totaling 60 interviews.

Sampling deviation

Qualitative For the Key informant interviews one participant was interviewed from the engineers board despite the scope being Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) member Universities.

Quantitative The online survey was completed by some researchers not working/teaching in IUCEA member universities

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

Quantitative data collection A. Online Survey This was carried out through an online survey questionnaire that was circulated via email and other digital platforms such as WhatsApp. The questionnaire had various parts: Part A - Participants characteristics This section mainly collected demographic details such as age, gender, nationality, residence, marital status, income, highest level of education completed, year of study, supervision and mentoship relationship, field of study in STEM (Science, Technology, Enginnering and Mathematics), mode of funding of postgraduate degree,

Part B - Status of Gender equality This section collected information on students enrollment and graduation in masters and PhD in STEM looking at gender distribution,

Part C - Factors that contribute to participation of women in STEM This section collected information on the factors or situations encountered while pursuing career in STEM in your specific discipline

Part D - Strategies for Optimizing Women's Engagement in STEM This section collected information on the strategies can maximize engagement of women in STEM training PhD level and subsequent careers

Part E - Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's progression In this section collected information on COVID-19 pandemic affect on research progress or deadline for submission of thesis, COVID-19 pandemic affect on current research funding, COVID-19 pandemic caused researchers to work from home, working from affected progress in studies, any direct responsibilities caring for children, number of children being taken care of, change of domestic work responsibilities since the COVID-19 outbreak, change of domestic work responsibilities since the COVID-19 outbreak on studies, COVID-19 pandemic affect on access to these research tools which inlude: Computer or laptop, Reliable Internet, Assistive Technology, Laboratory equipment, University Library, Archives/special collections and Access to patients/research participants. It als collected information on: any benefits to COVID-19 pandemic for your work, some ways one thinks their supervisor or line manager could support or help one manage the impacts of COVID-19 on studies

The questionnaire was developed in English and was latertranslated into French to accommodate the French speaking countries i.e Burundi and Rwanda. The French questionnaire was backtlanslated to English to ensure the questions still maintained their original meaning. This work was done by an external consultant and the French questionnaires were reviewed by the research assistant from Burundi and tested among postgraduate students in Light University.

All questionnares and modules are provided as external resources.

Cleaning operations

Qualitative The data was collected through qualitative interviews (In-depth interviews) and focus group discussions. They were audio recorded and the recordings were transcribed on Ms Ofiice.The transcript were subjected to data quality checks and the clean transcripts were anonyzed for data protection.

QUANTITATIVE Secondary data The data was collected from the five countries in an Ms Excel designed data abstraction sheet. The data abstraction sheet helped the universities administrators and rergistrars to directly enter the data only in the required field and for the defined or specific variables. For the dataset that was in hardcopy format the data entry was also done using the data abstraction sheets. The data sets were subjected to data quality checks for data quality. We used a standard template to ensure data editing took place during data entry.

Online survey Data entry was in form of responding to the survey. Data editing was done while cleaning the data.

Response rate

Quantitaive The online survey link was circulated using contacts within universities and research institutions in East Africa via email and social media platforms such as WhatApp hence it is impossible to track those who received the survey and hence it is not possible t calculate the survey response rate.

Sampling error estimates

NA

1. Provides public access to real-time instantatenous water level collected at over 1800 active locations in Canada. These data are collected under a national program jointly administered under federal-provincial and federal-territorial cost-sharing agreements; 2. Provides public access to archived daily water level for stations of interest using search criteria. These data include: daily and monthly mean, max and min of water levels. For some sites, annual peaks and extremes are also recorded. Archived water level data are disseminated online; 3. Provides public access to a MS Access database file containing archived daily water level that users can download to their desktop. These data include: daily and monthly mean, max and min of water level. For some sites, annual peaks and extremes are also recorded. MS Access file is updated quarterly; 4. Provides public access to water level statistics for stations of interest using search criteria.

The pie chart showcases the distribution of app/software spending by store category in Montserrat, providing insights into how eCommerce stores allocate their resources on the app or software they utilize. Among the store categories, Apparel exhibits the highest spending, with a total expenditure of $1.00K units representing 100.00% of the overall spending. Following closely behind is Gifts & Special Events with a spend of $0.00 units, comprising <0.01% of the total. Sports also contributes significantly with a spend of $0.00 units, accounting for <0.01% of the overall app/software spending. This data sheds light on the investment patterns of eCommerce stores within each category, reflecting their priorities and resource allocation towards app or software solutions.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 3 and over in Northern Ireland by main language.

The census collected information on the usually resident population of Northern Ireland on census day (21 March 2021). Initial contact letters or questionnaire packs were delivered to every household and communal establishment, and residents were asked to complete online or return the questionnaire with information as correct on census day. Special arrangements were made to enumerate special groups such as students, members of the Travellers Community, HM Forces personnel etc. The Census Coverage Survey (an independent doorstep survey) followed between 12 May and 29 June 2021 and was used to adjust the census counts for under-enumeration.

This table reports the categories for which there are 10 or more usual residents. Where there are fewer than 10 usual residents for any category, these have been reported in a residual group which may or may not contain 10 or more usual residents in total.

Main language is reported as provided by respondents; those who stated 'Chinese' are recorded as 'Chinese (not otherwise specified)'. If a specific Chinese language has been stated, it is recorded separately.

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We propose a procedure associated with the idea of the E-M algorithm for model selection in the presence of missing data. The idea extends the concept of parameters to include both the model and the parameters under the model, and thus allows the model to be part of the E-M iterations. We develop the procedure, known as the E-MS algorithm, under the assumption that the class of candidate models is finite. Some special cases of the procedure are considered, including E-MS with the generalized information criteria (GIC), and E-MS with the adaptive fence (AF; Jiang et al.). We prove numerical convergence of the E-MS algorithm as well as consistency in model selection of the limiting model of the E-MS convergence, for E-MS with GIC and E-MS with AF. We study the impact on model selection of different missing data mechanisms. Furthermore, we carry out extensive simulation studies on the finite-sample performance of the E-MS with comparisons to other procedures. The methodology is also illustrated on a real data analysis involving QTL mapping for an agricultural study on barley grains. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.

IntroductionThe assessment of student outcomes is essential for monitoring the quality of graduate programs in healthcare sciences. As such, this study focused on developing a self-employed questionnaire that allowed for the evaluation of elements focused on career impact and levels of satisfaction regarding graduate program education. Following, this instrument was utilized in a cross-sectional study design with alumni that had obtained their degree (MSc or PhD) over a 25-year span (1995–2020) from a graduate program in dentistry located in Brazil.MethodsThe employed instrument comprised a total of 43 questions presenting a mix of both close and open-ended questions coupled with 5-point Likert scales. The questionnaire was hosted online and a total of 528 alumni were invited to participate through e-mail and social media outreach.Results376 alumni answered the questionnaire (71.2% response rate). The majority were female (69.9%), and with a MSc (58.5%). Levels of satisfaction towards the program as well the impact in career and life were higher in alumni that had obtained a PhD degree compared to MSc. After obtaining the degree, an increase in involvement in teaching/research positions (3.4% vs 21.5%, p