Understanding University Students' Journey Using Advanced Data Analytics

Motivated by the increasing influence of data analytics in the higher education sector, this thesis focuses on enhancing the effectiveness and quality of an undergraduate student's journey. An undergraduate student's journey begins when they enrol at a university and ends once employed in the graduate labour market. Findings of this research benefits stakeholders of education, such as educational policymakers, education providers, current and prospective students in solving a variety of problems including student drop-out, low course satisfaction, and undesirable graduate employment outcomes.