Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

particular, the preparatory physics class that is part of the Engineering GoldShirtProgram first-semester curriculum was studied using a practice-research-practice model to drivechange. Multiple factors were used to assess and evaluate the course for continuousimprovement; these include the quantitative performance of students on a nationally normedtest, student qualitative and quantitative feedback from course evaluations, subsequent courseoutcome results, and student focus group and interview feedback. Engineering GoldShirtProgram students engineering identity formation during Summer Bridge was investigated byKnight et. al (2013). Creation of a Pre-Calculus for Engineers course was described by Ennis et.al. (2013) and then “calculus readiness” and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Najmah Thomas, University of South Carolina, Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina, Beaufort

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

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