Dr. Maria DaCosta, Department of Economics, discusses how she designs student projects to encompass diversity and create a meaningful impact on course content:
I ask the students to
select the topics for the group projects. By doing that I am catering to their preferences
and foundations. Each student is to submit up to three topics, and then I set
up the groups, matching topic choices while taking into account the diversity
of the group in terms of gender, major, background, and class performance. Then,
I adjust the last part of the course content to reflect the group project
topics, covering the topics that seemed to be of great interest more in depth
and filling in the gaps where I see them. The final exam will have at least one
or two questions based on each presentation, to reinforce the significance of
these projects.
Interviewed by: Jon Pumper
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