Online Supplemental Instruction (SI) for a Business Analytics Course

In this project we propose the introduction of supplemental instruction (SI) for an online section of the core course ISDS 361A, which is considered a bottleneck. This SI will be conducted remotely using an "online format" that is expected to mimic traditional SI sessions as closely as possible. SI efforts for the traditional sections of this course have been undergoing since Spring 2014 and have produced successful results in terms of improving student grades and success rates. Our hope is to extend this helpful resource to the online sections to benefit students as in the case of the face to face classes, as our prior assessment results have shown that online class performance is poorer than traditional classes. The online format affords students more flexibility as well that is expected to boost attendance.