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What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Sydney Cash, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Sydney Cash
Faculty Mentor Name
Debarati Basu
Abstract
This poster is based on an NSF-funded S-STEM project that offers financial assistance to 25 high-achieving domestic students with demonstrated financial need at our institution. The project supports students to complete a four–year undergraduate program and a one year accelerated master's program in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department. These students are supported through the project with many resources, most importantly, an assigned faculty mentor whom they meet regularly, as well as professional development workshops, and advising. We conduct an IRB approved study and collect both qualitative and quantitative data utilizing survey instruments to measure students' academic success. Academic success is measured based on six factors: academic achievement, persistence, sense of belonging, attainment of learning objectives, career success, and acquisition of skills and competencies. In this poster, we will present the strategies utilized in the project for student success, its analytical framework, and the initial results on the impact of the project on the students. The poster highlights evidence-based strategies from the project that can inform efforts to enhance student retention and success in STEM programs.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Implementing and Evaluating Strategies for Student Success in an NSF-Funded S-STEM Project
This poster is based on an NSF-funded S-STEM project that offers financial assistance to 25 high-achieving domestic students with demonstrated financial need at our institution. The project supports students to complete a four–year undergraduate program and a one year accelerated master's program in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department. These students are supported through the project with many resources, most importantly, an assigned faculty mentor whom they meet regularly, as well as professional development workshops, and advising. We conduct an IRB approved study and collect both qualitative and quantitative data utilizing survey instruments to measure students' academic success. Academic success is measured based on six factors: academic achievement, persistence, sense of belonging, attainment of learning objectives, career success, and acquisition of skills and competencies. In this poster, we will present the strategies utilized in the project for student success, its analytical framework, and the initial results on the impact of the project on the students. The poster highlights evidence-based strategies from the project that can inform efforts to enhance student retention and success in STEM programs.