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4/23/2022: Invitation to join Data Science Focus Group Wed May 5 11:30am (location TBA)

As a student enrolled in engineering, you are invited to participate in a focus group discussion where you will be asked about your experiences learning data science concepts in engineering. This study is part of an NSF TRIPODS-X grant that is exploring students’ misconceptions about data science concepts as they begin their data science education. Because data science itself is a highly interdisciplinary field we are looking to include student experiences in data science courses, as well as courses in related disciplines, like engineering. 

In this final phase of our study, we used patterns observed in a semester-long difficulty reflection study to generate a series of questions that we will use to explore the variation in how students enrolled in engineering courses and students enrolled in data science courses experience difficulty learning data science concepts. 

We will hold a focus group with approximately four to six students. The focus group for students enrolled in engineering will meet Wednesday, May 5th at 11:30.

Lunch will be provided from 12:15 - 12:45 pm. 

Participation in this focus group is completely voluntary and will have no impact, either positive or negative, on your performance or grades in any of your classes. Each session is expected to last approximately 45-60 minutes. Lunch will be provided for all on-campus meetings. If meetings must be held virtually to accommodate scheduling, participants will instead be given a $10 Amazon Gift card. 

We hope you will join us and share your experiences with us. If you wish to participate, please complete this form at your earliest convenience https://forms.gle/vYT9AijWoLpeXu828. A member of our research team will contact you with additional information. 

If you have any questions regarding this study, please email [email protected] with TRIPODS+X in the subject line.