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This program is tentative and subject to change.

For the last 10 years, our university has offered a two-semester bridge into a master’s in computer science for people with undergraduate degrees in non-computing disciplines. Since its inception, the program has expanded to nine campuses across North America and has opened admissions to students from all disciplines, including non-STEM disciplines. The bridge program has over 2,000 currently enrolled students with more than 50% women every year since 2020, and domestic enrolment has increased relative to direct entry master’s students. Our data show that bridge students, including those with non-STEM backgrounds, perform comparably to direct-entry students in terms of GPA. In a survey of bridge MSCS graduates with a 65% response rate, over 94% of graduates were employed in the tech industry, with a median disclosed salary of $120,000. We attribute the program’s sustained success to institutional investment in resources specifically designed to meet the unique needs of bridge students. These resources include dedicated academic and career advising, co-curricular programming to enhance retention and create a sense of belonging, and the hiring of full-time teaching faculty specifically recruited to teach these bridge students.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 27 Feb

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15:45 - 17:00
Broadening Participation and AssessmentPapers at Meeting Rooms 315-316
15:45
18m
Talk
An MS in CS for non-CS Majors: A Ten Year Retrospective
Papers
Logan Schmidt Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Caitlin J. Kidder Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, Ildar Akhmetov Northeastern University, Megan Bebis Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Alan C. Jamieson Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Albert Lionelle Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Sarah Maravetz Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Sami Rollins Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Ethan Selinger Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University
16:03
18m
Talk
Auto-grading in Computing Education: Perceptions and Use
Papers
Barrett Ruth University of Virginia, John R. Hott University of Virginia
16:22
18m
Talk
Comparing the Impact of Strict and Flexible Deadline Policies
Papers
Jennifer Campbell University of Toronto, Karen Reid University of Toronto
16:41
18m
Talk
Measuring Test Anxiety of Two Computerized Exam Approaches
Papers
Chinny Emeka University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Geoffrey Herman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jim Sosnowski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Matthew West University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Craig Zilles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mariana Silva University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign