Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

MUSE program. In the precedingFall (i.e., in Fall 2005 for a course to be taught in Fall 2006), the faculty must submit a one-pagecourse proposal form that includes: a proposed title, the GE area requested for the course, a shortcourse description, a brief bio, and signatures of the Department Chair and Dean. A Januaryorientation workshop is required for new MUSE faculty and optional for returning MUSEfaculty. At the orientation workshop, the faculty are put into a peer review group by GE areawith a faculty coordinator. In addition to creating a course syllabus for the class, the facultymember must complete a MUSE checklist that indicates how their course meets both the MUSEand the General Education goals for their GE area.The peer group works