Exploration of Dominance and Muting in Student-Led Software Development Meetings
Project Investigator(s): Elisa Baniassad, Instructor, Department of Computer Science Project Description In observing software engineering teams, I have seen that while some students dominate discussions, others feel “muted”. Since meetings involve task assignments and technological choices, quieter students can be sidelined into “housekeeping” work. This has a stratifying effect, further reducing quiet students’ voices at […]
The Effectiveness of Office Hours: A Causal Approach
Project Investigator(s): Jonathan Graves, Instructor, Vancouver School of Economics Project Description This project asks a simple question: what is the impact of office hours on student achievement? Research on the scholarship of higher education has repeatedly emphasized the importance of student-faculty interaction. However, very few of these studies are able to explain whether this is […]