Introduction
This is a collaborative project that has been completed by Rownak Choudhury, Ashley Dunlap, George Gordon, and Christopher Navarrete. The focus of this project is the issue of student retention. Two of the top reasons we’ve heard students are struggling are poor study habits and not understanding the resources available and the requirements of the college they attend. In City Tech specifically, there are an abundance of tools that are made available to students but remain unknown. Some of these tools include the College Catalog and DegreeWorks.
We would aim to make sure that students know exactly what they need in order to graduate and prevent them from having low GPAs. This includes providing tips to help students stay motivated and develop good study habits and a clear understanding of the road to graduation when students enter a program (degree transparency). Through media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Soundcloud we will be using the knowledge gained throughout the semester to bring awareness to students.
Project Proposal
New Media Project Components
Twitter: Keys To Success by Ashley Dunlap
The Twitter page is designed to be a quick bundle of information that links out to articles as well as the other components of the project. Being that Twitter is popular amongst college students and the school has several accounts, it will allow the college to see the work tha is being done while motivating students.
Getting the Degree: City Tech’s Resources and Study Tips by George Gordon
This is video revolving around interviews conducted on various students throughout City Tech. The purpose being to see how much students knew about what is available to them at the
college and potentially inform others on what they can utilize to succeed in college.
Getting the Degree Podcast Episode 1: Study Tips by Christopher Navarrete
This podcast discusses the best study tips and study habits as recommended by students and professionals. It intends to inform, motivate, and encourage all college students. Most of this information was obtained from interviews we collected from City tech students.
Getting the Degree Episode 1: Study Tips
Christopher Supporting Documents
Ace College Through Visuals: Study Tips & More by Rownak Choudhury
The goal for this project portion is to create five qualitative images aiding college students. Because only five are to be produced and presented, there will not be too many limiting factors used to connect the pictures. However, all pictures will have a social media hashtag unique to this project.
