Knowledge discovery in higher education institutes

This paper documents our endeavor in utilizing clustering techniques based on 18 years data gathering in Persian to discover interesting findings from five medical universities in Tehran, Iran. Research reveals findings in related to the opportunities and concerns in students’ (I) perceived acceptan...

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Main Authors: Saadatdoost, Robab, Sim, Alex Tze Hiang, Hee, Jee Mei, Jafarkarimi, Hosein, Saadatdoost, Leila
Format: Article
Published: TextRoad Publication 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59821/
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Summary:This paper documents our endeavor in utilizing clustering techniques based on 18 years data gathering in Persian to discover interesting findings from five medical universities in Tehran, Iran. Research reveals findings in related to the opportunities and concerns in students’ (I) perceived acceptances on study programs, (II) preferred study mode, and (III) programs that could be offered to perspective students. The discovered knowledge could be utilized to improve ranking of a university, in specific, and demonstrated the application of data mining in education.