This project quantifies student-centered benefits of attending special interest meetings called "meetups", and identifies barriers that impact student attendance to meetups, in order to provide recommendations for improving extracurricular education at WPI. Our objective is to ensure that WPI students understand the benefits of attending meetups in the greater Boston area that relate to their academic interests and professional development. The results of 322 student survey responses and multiple interviews suggest that WPI students are generally unaware of meetups and the benefits of attending them, but that the small percentage of students who have attended meetups report significant improvements to their educational experience and career prospects.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hoang, Quyen Dinh Thuc
• Ezeobiejesi, Amanda
• Hong, Hung Phu Gia

Subject

• Industry
• Community
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-053118-115934

Palabra Clave

• Community development

Advisor

• Harrison, Lane T.

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-05-31

Ubicación

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright