on effective practices for integrating computing into theircourses. Two of the FLC participants tested an APEX module in their biology course, and bothagreed that the module was appropriate for students with no prior programming experience. Theyalso solicited student opinions regarding the module, and across 31 students surveyed, a majorityrecommended that their instructors use the APEX module again (68%) and further indicatedinterest in learning more about bioinformatics (52%).Building upon these pilot efforts, we are actively expanding adoption of the APEX program inseveral ways. First, we continue to form new partnerships with community colleges and offertraining workshops for interested faculty. Second, we are refining and improving the
power study is provided in a later section). The inclusioncriteria for the study are: (1) Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at SHSU; (2) 18+years old; (3) Freshman; (4) Should possess a basic level of technological proficiency; Exclusioncriteria: (1) Unwilling or unable to provide the informed consent forms; (2) Unwilling to completethe assignments; (3) Unavailable during the entirety of the study; (4) Unwilling to attend follow-upsurveys or interviews.This study requires collecting and storing data from human subjects for subsequent analysis. TheInstitutional Review Board (IRB) determined this study doesn’t require IRB oversight. This planincludes obtaining informed consent from all participants, ensuring they are fully aware of