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November 2017 Report for Academic Year 2016-2017

State of the

Address FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

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Undergraduate Enrolment November 1 Full-Time Headcounts

Excludes Students on Co-op

971 866 913 1037 861 992 974 871 1099 803

2208 2350 2278 2264 2379 2650 2675 2805

2815 2962

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89 123 135 161 170

197 236 248 247 216

165 306 377

420 525

638 768 968

1043 1106

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Eng 1 Eng Lvl 2-5 iBioMed Comp Science (All levels) B Tech (All levels)

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Undergraduate Enrolment November 1 Headcounts November 2013 vs November 2017

992

362 357

593 609

136 165

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570

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396 410

798 733

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Student Quality: Entrance Averages 2010 - 2017

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78.85 78.97 79.48

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80.56 81.37

82.1574 82.1574

83.98 83.62 83.99

86.19

88.35 89.57

91.9023 91.9023

86.12 85.63

87.3 87.68

89.57 90.08 90.3469 90.3469

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BTECH COMP SCI ENGINEERING 1 IBEHS (new program 2017)

Graduate Enrolment November 1 FTE Counts (FT = 1 FTE, PT = .3 FTE)

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131.5 139.9 138.4 142.2 134.0 137.0 125.1 130.0 127.4 119.6

119.9 130.2 127.2 130.5 158.6 201.0 233.5 215.2 228.6 260.3

200.7 239.7

300.0 267.6 272.3 272.0 202.9 204.6 199.0

232.8 133.7 135.2

163.4 197.8 191.4 212.0

161.9 207.3 222.0

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PhD Eligible PhD Ineligible Masters Eligible Masters Ineligible

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Graduate Enrolment November 1 FTE Counts 2013 vs 2017 (FT = 1 FTE, PT = .3 FTE)

54.3 39.9

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66.8

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Departmental Distribution of Student FTE (Graduate & Undergraduate)

Growth Eng1 3% Chem 2% Civil 6% CAS 19% ECE 5% EngPhys -5% MSE -9% Mech 18% SEP 21% Biomed 39% Btech -4% Overall 6%

Eng1, 887, 18%

Chem, 387, 8%

Civil, 404, 8%

CAS, 669, 14%

ECE, 650, 13%

EngPhys, 194, 4%

MSE, 216, 5%

Mech, 417, 9%

SEP, 85, 2%

Biomed, 43, 1%

Btech, 882, 18%

Eng1, 916, 18%

Chem, 394, 8%

Civil, 429, 8%

CAS, 797, 16%

ECE, 684, 13%

EngPhys, 184, 4%

Mech, 493, 10%

SEP, 103, 2%

Biomed, 60, 1%

Btech, 847, 16%

B.Tech: 2017 Achievements

 DCP Software Engineering Technology: o McMaster's first fully online Undergraduate Degree

 Opening of the Learning Factory o A cyberphysical systems learning lab that simulates an actual shop floor with multiple stations that imitate the various production stages

 Record enrolment in DCP programs  Record enrolment in M.Eng. Programs in the School of Engineering

Practice and Technology

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 From Sept 2016 to Aug 2017, there was an upward trend in students accessing co-op, compared to last year  1,524 students participated in co-op programs  2,421 work terms completed

 16% increase in co-op work term postings resulting from enhanced employer engagement.

 47% increase in the provision of 1:1 career and co-op support undergraduate meetings. 1,504

 2,221 students were seen in 2016/17 compared to 1,504 in 2015/16.  47% increase in the provision of 1:1 career and co-op support undergraduate

meeting

Co-op and Career Programs: Fostering student success

Women in Engineering 2016/2017

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Location Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

Faculty FTE

Canada 20.7 24.8 16.6 % Change from prior year 1.6 0.8 2.8

Ontario 21.2 24.7 15.3 % Change from prior year 1.6 0.9 0.7

McMaster 20.2 23.4 14.5 % Change from prior year 2.6 -3.1 2.2

Source: Engineers Canada

Engineering Recruitment: Centralization of Undergraduate Recruitment Function

 Portfolio consists of all Level 1 programs:  Engineering  Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences  Computer Science  Bachelor of Technology

 Reconstituted team of two dedicated full-time Recruitment & Promotion Coordinators

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Engineering Recruitment: Centralization of Undergraduate Recruitment Function

 Operational efficiencies, including:  Eliminated duplication by consolidating staffing and processes into a single unit  Online scheduling system for Engineering Ambassador work shift assignments, payroll

tracking  Standardization of tours to accommodate higher volume of visitors, and ease of training on

key talking points

 Improved coordination with McMaster’s Central Recruitment & Admissions Office:  Single point of contact for admissions, scholarships, major events & publications  Shared online chat function (Lucky Orange) *integration with Central Recruitment coming in 2018  Shared online tour booking form *coming in 2018  Collaborative International Recruitment initiatives

 Improved responsiveness and consistency of messaging through newly designed:

 Tours  Inquiry handling protocols (phone, e-mail etc.)  Online & off-line promotional material  Single point of contact for communication with Influencers including Guidance Counsellors,

teachers etc.

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Engineering Recruitment: Undergraduate Recruitment (select events)

Event Date Reach B.Tech: Day in the Life March – various dates 300

May@Mac May 12 -

Scholars Reception May 12 -

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Engineering Recruitment: Building the Graduate Recruitment Function

 Established full-time dedicated Recruitment & Promotion Coordinator role with recruitment portfolio for:  Graduate research programs  Professional programs  Works in partnership with SGS, program faculty & staff

 Dedicated FTE enables:  Review of existing recruitment and application processes to identify &

address barriers  Benchmarking against comparator graduate programs  Improved data collection and analysis  Active relationship building with prospective students

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Engineering Recruitment: Graduate Recruitment Events

 Established full membership in the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium

 2017 Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium Recruitment Tour, held fairs at each member campus:  McGill  Queen’s  McMaster  UWaterloo  University of Toronto  University of Alberta  University of British Columbia

 North American Online Graduate Engineering Fair – October 2017  YorkU Lassonde School Grad Fair – November 2017  Online Webinars – January onwards  Grad ‘Coffee House’ Fair – February 2018

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Marketing & Communications

Attracting Top Students: Recruiting exemplary young scholars

Improving Gender Diversity: Promoting gender equity

Enhancing Student Retention: Supporting student success

• Enhancing social media, support production of undergraduate and graduate program guides, oversee promotional recruitment videos, run ads in top university rankings issues, i.e. Macleans, Globe and Mail

• Run and support digital recruitment campaign

• Deliberate gender balance in all promotional content, photos, video, stories. Maximize visibility through key opportunities.

• Created video highlighting key scholarship winners • Internal communications, promoting student events and activities (TV screens) • Enhance reputation to attract the best students

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