Improving Student Success in Upper Division Large Enrollment Statistics Class

Stat 350 is a core course for statistics, computer science, and other quantitatively orientated majors in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.The demand for the class has grown rapidly in recent years, from a total of 41 students in the year of 2010 (offered only in the Fall) to a total of 175 students in 2015 (52 in Summer 2015 and 121 in Fall 2015). We develop a hybrid/flipped model of instruction during Fall 2015 to tackle three difficult areas in the course: available seats, DFW rates, and training in statistical computing for a large enrollment class.