The application of the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) to evaluate factors affecting times-to-completion and graduation in graduate studies

Slim, Hussein, Nadeau, Sylvie and Morency, François. 2018. « The application of the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) to evaluate factors affecting times-to-completion and graduation in graduate studies ». In Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (Francfort, Allemagne, Fev. 21-23, 2018) Coll. « Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft », vol. 64. GFA Press.

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Abstract

The issue of attrition and graduation delays in higher education is almost as old as higher education itself. The impact of attrition on stu-dents, educational institutions, governments and economies is substantial. Despite the existence of many studies on attrition, the results fail to agree on what factors are actually relevant or primarily influential. To provide a new perspective on this issue, the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) was applied to evaluate a case study in higher education. This approach enables the analyst to understand attrition as an outcome of the performance variability of students, supervisors and universities. The ap-plication of FRAM shows how the combination of functional variability (resonance) might cause or add up to the issues and how to identify sources of variability within the analyzed system.

Item Type:	Conference proceeding
Additional Information:	Identifiant de l'article: C 4.4
Professor:	Professor Nadeau, Sylvie Morency, François
Affiliation:	Génie mécanique, Génie mécanique
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2018 15:07
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2020 17:43
URI:	https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/16437

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