Project Rise Up - Columbus - 2015-2016 |
1. General Information
The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance is conducting a research project to help increase African American participation in computing. We are currently accepting applications for this program from African American students in Columbus Georgia who are taking an Advanced Placement Computer Science A course during the 2015-2016 school year. The program requirements are:
1) Apply to be part of the program by filling out this survey. Be sure to click submit on each page. The survey has several pages. You are not done till you see the "Thank You" page. Be sure to enter a valid e-mail address as e-mail is our primary means of communicating.
2) The student must attend a required meeting on Wednesday, September 30th with at least one parent or guardian at 3:30pm at Spencer High School. We will send you directions via e-mail.
3) We encourage the student to attend at least 4 help sessions to help prepare the student to pass the AP CS A exam. In-person sessions will be offered at Spencer High School and webinars will be offered at least once a week. To participate in a webinar the student will need access to a computer with an internet connection and a browser.
4) If the student reports their score to the project staff they will be entered into a drawing to win a prize worth $150-200. The AP CS A exam scores are usually reported to students in July.
5) The student will be asked to complete surveys about their attitudes towards computing, and a pretest that measure the student's computer science knowledge. The student may also be asked to participate in interviews or focus groups as part of the evaluation of this project.
1) Apply to be part of the program by filling out this survey. Be sure to click submit on each page. The survey has several pages. You are not done till you see the "Thank You" page. Be sure to enter a valid e-mail address as e-mail is our primary means of communicating.
2) The student must attend a required meeting on Wednesday, September 30th with at least one parent or guardian at 3:30pm at Spencer High School. We will send you directions via e-mail.
3) We encourage the student to attend at least 4 help sessions to help prepare the student to pass the AP CS A exam. In-person sessions will be offered at Spencer High School and webinars will be offered at least once a week. To participate in a webinar the student will need access to a computer with an internet connection and a browser.
4) If the student reports their score to the project staff they will be entered into a drawing to win a prize worth $150-200. The AP CS A exam scores are usually reported to students in July.
5) The student will be asked to complete surveys about their attitudes towards computing, and a pretest that measure the student's computer science knowledge. The student may also be asked to participate in interviews or focus groups as part of the evaluation of this project.