ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS: AN INTERVENTION COURSE

This paper describes a collaborative effort of campus partners at a large public university to pilot test a new course aimed at underperforming second-semester engineering students. Through this effort, we develop and test a model structure and curriculum that can be used for the entire campus community related to improving the academic success of underperforming students. The course, entitled E298 Engineering Student Success, was offered for the first time in spring 2009 and involved collaborative teaching teams from the College of Engineering, the Division of Enrollment Management and Services (EMAS), and the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes (ASPSA) in the Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs (DUAP). The curriculum for the course focused on developing learning outcomes and competencies related to: academic performance; time management and organizational skills; stress management; decision-making, and academic and test taking skills.