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Proceedings of

3rd International Conference on Advances In Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering ACSEE 2015

"A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL AND LEARNING NETWORKS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS"

SHYH-CHYANG LIN
DOI
10.15224/978-1-63248-065-1-36
Pages
21 - 28
Authors
1
ISBN
978-1-63248-065-1

Abstract: “The features of the geological backgrounds of the civil engineering students of National Quemoy University Taiwan, create a morphology similar to that of a melting pot. Since other universities have limited social interactions with the students in Kinmen, the social life of the students can only be confined on the island so that the students form an ideal isolated population for social network study. This research explores the relationship between the academic performances and the social behaviors as well as the social and learning networks of 179 students of the Department of Civil and Engineering Management at the university. What is found is that the social networks do not become fragmented, but the number of cliques decreases for senior classes. This research depicts that living together during freshman year can be the most decisive factor, followed by participating in clubs and genders, in shaping students’ social lives within the next 3 years. The highly consistent performances i”

Keywords: ollege Students, Clique, Kinmen, Social Network.

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