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Impact of Covid-19 on Applied Mathematics Courses for Engineering Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 2)

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7

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41130

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https://peer.asee.org/41130

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Gianluca Guadagni University of Virginia

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Assistant Professor - Applied Mathematics - School of Engineering - University of Virginia

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Deepyaman Maiti University of Virginia

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Deepyaman Maiti earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2017. He instructs the cornerstone first year Introduction to Engineering course, and also Applied Mathematics courses. He serves as a first year academic advisor, working closely with the Dean’s Office. His current research interests are in the field of using statistical tools in educational research.

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Farzad Shafiei Dizaji University of Virginia

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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Applied Mathematics (APMA) courses in the Engineering School at the University of Virginia. We investigate which subset of students may have been impacted more by the changes in our instruction methods due to the pandemic, and then design and implement strategies to mitigate any negative impacts of three semesters of (mostly) online teaching, for instance by reaching out immediately with an ad-hoc recovery path. We also want to understand the level of (dis)comfort of Engineering students (possibly a subset) with online teaching as implemented by the APMA program, and revise APMA fundamental courses to mitigate/ remove bias and inequity. Finally, we compare motivation, performance and outcomes between APMA courses and major-related courses (those required to graduate in a particular major), and find whether students consider(ed) APMA courses a “roadblock” on the way to their degree.

Guadagni, G., & Maiti, D., & Shafiei Dizaji, F. (2022, August), Impact of Covid-19 on Applied Mathematics Courses for Engineering Students Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41130

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