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lunch&LEARN: improving retention of non-traditional STEM students at EPFL
Prior research shows that time pressure impacts the way students address problem-solving, revealing a tendency to revert to the use of habitual and intuitive problem-solving rather than attempting to work through a more procedural approach. Time pressure can also increase anxiety among ‘maths anxious’ students, negatively impacting on their performance. These impacts are likely to be strongest among those who have not previously studied Mathematics to a high level in high school, as is the case with many non-traditional STEM students.
In this session of lunch&LEARN, Simone Deparis, Adjunct Professor at the Mathematics Section and Executive Director of the Propaedeutic centre, will present the results of a study building upon previous work done at EPFL on the effect of the Flipped Classroom in Linear Algebra, using different students and a different mathematics class (Analysis rather than Linear Algebra) while giving extra 30 minutes during the exam.
Deparis will go over the findings which form a basis for reducing time pressure on students in the first year exams, enabling non-traditional STEM students to better demonstrate their learning in the exam.
Project Skills for Students – PLANNING + RISK
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This interactive workshop provides practical skills students working on course projects, with a particular focus on PLANNING + RISK. Based on practical, hands-on activities, it is complementary to other workshops in this series.
Votre participation est la bienvenue en français ou anglais.
Objectives:
- To increase your ability to implement relevant strategies to overcome common project management difficulties
- To reduce useless friction in team coordination and thus be able to focus on creating excellent projects
- To assess your own skills and build a strong professional profile
Project Skills for Students – FEEDBACK IS UNCOMFORTABLE BUT IMPORTANT
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This interactive workshop provides practical skills students working on course projects, with a particular focus on managing the emotional aspects that can make giving and receiving feedback from team mates difficult. Based on practical, hands-on activities, it is complementary to other workshops in this series.
Votre participation est la bienvenue en français ou anglais.
Objectives:
- To increase your ability to implement relevant strategies to overcome common project management difficulties
- To reduce useless friction in team coordination and thus be able to focus on creating excellent projects
- To assess your own skills and build a strong professional profile
Project Skills for Students – ETHICS + SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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This interactive workshop provides practical skills students working on course projects, with a particular focus on ETHICS + SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Based on practical, hands-on activities, it is complementary to other workshops in this series.
Votre participation est la bienvenue en français ou anglais.
Objectives:
- To increase your ability to implement relevant strategies to overcome common project management difficulties
- To reduce useless friction in team coordination and thus be able to focus on creating excellent projects
- To assess your own skills and build a strong professional profile
Project Skills for Students – INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION
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This interactive workshop provides practical skills students working on course projects, with a particular focus on INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION. Based on practical, hands-on activities involving an experiential case study, this workshop is complementary to others in this series.
Votre participation est la bienvenue en français ou anglais.
Objectives:
- To improve your ability to communicate your ideas and disciplinary expertise to others
- To reduce useless friction oftentimes present in interdisciplinary teams while maximising the benefits of working across disciplines
- To assess your own skills for interdisciplinary communication and to set personal goals
Project Skills for Students – BIAS + DECISION MAKING
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This interactive workshop provides practical skills students working on course projects, with a particular focus on BIAS + DECISION MAKING. Based on practical, hands-on activities, it is complementary to other workshops in this series.
Votre participation est la bienvenue en français ou anglais.
Objectives:
- To increase your ability to implement relevant strategies to overcome common project management difficulties
- To reduce useless friction in team coordination and thus be able to focus on creating excellent projects
- To assess your own skills and build a strong professional profile