importantinstitutional yardsticks, included high measures of student engagement and positive outcomes thatwere influenced by measured factors likes self-efficacy, academic achievement, completion,retention, and career preparation. The grading in the course is based on a combination of“objective” and “subjective” evaluations. The objective part involves regular presentations ofwork in progress (35% of the overall grade) and a paper/Final report and final presentation (25%),each based on work performed and published articles on the subject matter. The more subjectivecomponents are 20% of the overall grade and 20% for peer evaluations of participation in smallgroup discussions based mostly on completed work, cited articles and Class-Design ExpoPresentations