Naghedolfeizi, M., & Zeng, X., & Dong, C. (2018, June), Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30426

\bibitem{asee_peer_30426}
  Naghedolfeizi, M., \& Zeng, X., \& Dong, C. (2018, June), \emph{Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah.
  10.18260/1-2--30426

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Xiangyan Zeng, and Chunhua Dong.  "Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research".  2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://strategy.asee.org/30426 Internet.  29 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_30426}
  Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Xiangyan Zeng, and Chunhua Dong.
  "Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://strategy.asee.org/30426 Internet.  29 Jul, 2024

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title = "Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - In recent years, the Computer Science (CS) program at Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has witnessed an alarming decline in retention rate and a slow progress toward graduation of its students. Additionally, the assessment results of computer programming courses and the ETS (Educational Testing Service) Field Exam (the official exit exam of FVSU computer science program) have revealed that CS students are not performing satisfactorily in computer programming subjects. 

To address the above issues, we propose a three-pronged approach to enhance CS curriculum as well as the retention and graduation rates of computer science students at FVSU. This approach includes revising course curricula of all upper division courses to include at least one major programming assignment/project, implementing peer-to-peer tutoring/mentoring, and engaging students in interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary undergraduate research activities. 

This project is currently work in progress and expected to have a positive impact on the curriculum of computer science program and all of its students from freshman to senior level.  We anticipate that the project will enhance the curriculum of at least 15 CS (including 12 upper level division) courses, increase the passing rate of students in gate keeping courses by at least 30%, the graduation rate of normal completion time by at least 40%, and improve the performance of senior students in programming subjects of Exit Exam by at least 50%. Additionally, we expect this project will help increase the retention of high achieving students through the undergraduate research activities. The project could also serve as a model for computer science programs of other institutions facing similar issues. 

AU  - Masoud Naghedolfeizi
AU  - Xiangyan Zeng
AU  - Chunhua Dong
CY  - Salt Lake City, Utah
DA  - 2018/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Enhancing Computer Science Program Through Revising Curriculum, Peer Mentoring/Tutoring, and Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research
UR  - https://strategy.asee.org/30426
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--30426
ER  -