New seminars to incorporate non-technical skills and improve access for all students in the undergraduate physics curriculum
Oral-In-person
Abstract
At Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, we have recently revised our physics curriculum. Using the suggestions made in the JTUPP Phys-21 report, we designed six new 1-credit seminar courses, taught one per semester over the three required years of our new curriculum. These seminars focus on explicitly teaching the non-technical skills that our physics graduates need to become successful physicists in a variety of career paths, including working together in teams to develop new ideas, gathering and presenting information to a variety of audiences, applying for jobs, and being strong and inclusive allies for colleagues from all backgrounds. Perhaps most importantly, these seminars seek to develop a strong culture of belonging within our department. We present the structure of these seminars and gauge their present level of success.
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Publication: in discussions with Physics Today
Presenters
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Karen Andeen
- Marquette University