Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Determining Critical Success Factors in Achieving Top University Graduation

Authors

  • Peter Nga Assi Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4856-3999
  • Edet Effiong Bassey Department of Statistics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Jeremiah Ugeh Atsu Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Cross River State University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Ekpenyong Effiong Ibok Department of Science Education, Faculty of Vocational and Science Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Emeka Samuel Nnaji Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Educational Foundation Studies, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Bernard Azinu Ugbe Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Samuel Chukwudike Amadigwe Department of Statistics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29020/nybg.ejpam.v17i3.5149

Keywords:

Analytic Hierarchy Process, Critical Success Factors, Graduating top of the scale, Pair-wise comparison matrix, Priority Vector

Abstract

Within the context of students’ academic achievements, the aspect of “peak-performance” among students in HEIs, still remain underexplored. Graduating with/at maximum achievement is a desired goal for any student into HEI, and can never be less important. Admittedly, what students do during school periods truly can help create the high grades border difference in respect
to maintaining and achieving their initial educational goal. This study seeks to identify and distill from an academic perspective, key independent variables/factors called CSFs that are decisive and significantly impact on the ability of students in HEIs to graduate with/at maximum achievement. We gleaned a set of CSFs from the literature, then refined the list to 32 so that the final list reflects broadly 6 main CSFs that relate to HEI studentship: - Behaviour towards academics, Hard work, Organization, Peers and Socials, Skills, and Studying Style or Pattern. We then applied a Multi Attributes Decision making tool, AHP on the set of CSFs. The AHP prioritizes a subset of these CSFs as being most likely contributive variables to finishing top in university. The approach in this study is unique and provides a strategic framework for decision-making. Prospective and current students, parents, educators, academic institutions and the society at large who depend on these graduates will find the study results cardinal.

Downloads

Published

2024-07-31

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3: (July 2024)

Section

Nonlinear Analysis

License

Copyright (c) 2024 European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Upon acceptance of an article by the European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, the author(s) retain the copyright to the article. However, by submitting your work, you agree that the article will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license allows others to copy, distribute, and adapt your work, provided proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and source. However, the work cannot be used for commercial purposes.

By agreeing to this statement, you acknowledge that:

  • You retain full copyright over your work.
  • The European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics will publish your work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
  • This license allows others to use and share your work for non-commercial purposes, provided they give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and source.

How to Cite

Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Determining Critical Success Factors in Achieving Top University Graduation. (2024). European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 17(3), 1959-1981. https://doi.org/10.29020/nybg.ejpam.v17i3.5149