Obeid, S., & Suganthan, N. (2025, June), Assessment of Co-Curricular activities in STEM domain to improve Student Learning  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/55485

\bibitem{asee_peer_55485}
  Obeid, S., \& Suganthan, N. (2025, June), \emph{Assessment of Co-Curricular activities in STEM domain to improve Student Learning}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  https://peer.asee.org/55485

Simon Obeid and Navaratnam Suganthan.  "Assessment of Co-Curricular activities in STEM domain to improve Student Learning".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/55485 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_55485}
  Simon Obeid and Navaratnam Suganthan.
  "Assessment of Co-Curricular activities in STEM domain to improve Student Learning".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/55485 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

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This paper examines the impact of co-curricular activities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) domain for student outcomes. These outcomes are:
1.Analyze a broadly defined problem in the program’s domain and apply principles of the discipline to identify solutions. (Leveraging STEM)
2.Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on appropriate legal and ethical principles. (Evaluation)
3.Use systematic approaches to select, develop, apply, integrate, and administer secure computing technologies to accomplish user goals. (Advanced Application)
It was observed a decline for the above three student outcomes in May 2024 for CEIS106. CEIS106 - Linux operating system course has been a challenging experience for freshman students. In order to remediate the issue, the first activity (managing users accounts in Linux) was conducted on June 6th, 2024, as part of the IEEE and CompTIA student branch event virtually at DeVry University using Engageli platform. Six students participated in this event and the recording was shared with all students. As a result, positive trends were observed for two outcomes (Leveraging STEM and Evaluation). However, the Advanced Application outcome did not show significant improvement. A second workshop (manage file permissions and ownership in Linux) was held on Sep 19th, 2024. 22 students participated in this workshop. Five questions quiz was conducted in each workshop utilizing Kahoot learning platform to deliver the quiz. The data was analyzed to establish performance criteria with a rubric that aligns between the program curriculum, course objectives, and student outcomes. 
These activities were recommended by key stakeholders such as students and faculty to improve students experience in CEIS106.
Passing percentage, Persistence, and Withdrawal Rates were also examined. The results show positive trend for Passing percentage and course Withdrawal Rates for the July 2024 session.
As a part of continuous improvement, the Co-Curricular workshops played a key role in improving and enhancing student learning in the CEIS106 course.


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