STARS Course Materials
How to implement STARS as a course
Implementing STARS practices through academic coursework can provide pathways for students to participate in activities that promote a more inclusive student community within your department and have been shown to have a positive impact on persistence in computing degree programs. Sample course descriptions and syllabi are provided below. If you are interested in adopting or adapting these course materials, please reach out and let us know -- we have more resources to share and can connect you to someone with experience in teaching these courses.
Sample STARS Curriculum Design
- Full curriculum proposal: 4 related courses
- Individual descriptions and syllabi
- STARS Team Projects Course
- appropriate for elective in computing major
- intro and advanced courses
- STARS Team Leadership Course
- appropriate for general elective
- intro and advanced courses
- STARS Team Projects Course
- Individual descriptions and syllabi