Summer 2020
Our first cohort ever! To combat the impacts of the pandemic on summer opportunities and student learning, Dr. Pleuni Pennings and members of the CoDE lab created the first rendition of the Science Coding Immersion Program (SCIP).
Cohort Overview
SFSU Bio & Biochem Students
Our first cohort consisted of SFSU undergraduate, graduate, post-bacc, and staff participants from Biology and Biochemistry departments
Staggered Start Dates & Times
Participants could choose when they would like to start the course and how long the program would be to take into account the different situations students had during the summer.
R and Python Languages
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Coding Projects
At the end of the Udacity course, participants were given different opportunities to apply their coding skills, participate in another course, or help with coursework.
Participants
Of the participants who participated in the pre- and post-program surveys, 89% of participants are majoring in Biology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry or work in one of those departments.
In SCIP Summer 2020, over 50% of our participants were undergraduate students. ~38% were graduate students and ~10% were faculty, staff, or post-bacc students.
No coding experience was required to join our program. From our participant demographics, >75% of our participant population had 1 semester or less of previous coding experience.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
I loved how much it was focused on self-driven learning at your own pace. There was no immediate pressure to understand something at any particular moment. This took the pressure off of grasping more complicated subjects.
I enjoyed the very collaborative and supportive environment. We were able to use Slack to reach any of the large number of people within the program and got to work with our team, plus anyone else in the program was open to provide advice or help.
I liked that we had our own small teams, it made learning code less intimidating. Having a support team and someone to guide and ask questions to is really important when learning how to program.
Meet The Team
Pleuni Pennings
Co-founder & Faculty advisor
Olivia Pham
Co-founder & Webinar Facilitator
Rochelle-Jan Reyes
Co-founder, Logistics Administrator, & Team Leader
Niquo Ceberio
Co-founder & Document Coordinator
Candace Clark
Co-founder & Team Leader