Personality Dimensions and Temperaments of Engineering Professors and Students – A Survey

Authors

Arif Raza, National University of Science and Technology - PakistanFollow
Zaka UlMustafa, National University of Science and Technology - PakistanFollow
Luiz Fernando Capretz, University of Western OntarioFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2011

Volume

3

Issue

12

Journal

Journal of Computing

First Page

13

Last Page

20

Abstract

This research work aims to study personality profiles and temperaments of Pakistani software engineering professors and students. In this survey we have collected personality profiles of 18 professors and 92 software engineering students. According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument, the most prominent personality type among professors as well as among students is a combination of Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging (ISTJ). The study shows ITs (Introverts and Thinking) and IJs (Introverts and Judging) are the leading temperaments among the professors. About the students’ data, the results of the study indicate SJs (Sensing and Judging) and ISs (Introverts and Sensing) as the dominant temperaments.