The project uses the data from two major sources to look at factors in 192 physics programs concerning educational demands, resources, and research productivity. Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) physics program is compared to these factors to see which bars are cleared and which areas can use improvement. As a program which has to meet the demands of a large number of students, it is clear from this study that the WPI physics department has extremely limited resources with which to meet its expectations. It is therefore recommended that WPI raise its number of physics faculty members to 25, raise its number of graduate students to 60, increase the number of physics teaching assistantships to 30, and increase the number of physics research assistantships to 23.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Belleman, Wesley Kent

Subject

• Community
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030615-094242

Keyword

• Science--Study and teaching
• Education, Higher

Advisor

• Phillies, George D.J.

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-03-06

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-01