comp 101: designing a first-year experience for computing majors discussion penny rheingans
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COMP 101:Designing a First-Year Experience for Computing Majors
Discussion
Penny RheingansCarolyn SeamanMarie desJardinsSusan Martin
May 9, 2014
Preparation and Maturity of Freshmen
Inability to think computationally, problem solve
Wide varianceTechnical and math preparationStudy skillsEmotional maturityConfidence
Maturity – emotional
What can we do to level the playing field?
Are there some things that freshmen are just too immature to learn?
Curricular IssuesHow to keep students on track
Advising, changing majors, enrollment
Role of peers
“Freshman issues”Deal with in a course for only freshman computing
students?ORDeal with in the first computing course with a mix
of students?
CommunityIsolation – how big an issue is this?
Solutions:Physical spaceClubsPeer mentoringDorm space
What else?
Women and Underrepresented
MinoritiesWe didn’t talk much about this
Conferences like Grace Hopper and Richard Tapia?
Are the “freshman problems” different for women? For minorities?
Do any of our solutions implicitly exclude these groups?