COVID-19 has caused most universities in New England to move to online learning in March 2020. Higher education institutions all made similar changes to their operations, but student perceptions of the unique experience of this transition exposes nuances in the preparedness of different universities. We surveyed and interviewed students at WPI to understand how they felt these changes were handled, as well as their opinions on the quality of remote education. We also interviewed students at other universities in the New England area and compared these results. Students were asked about how they had managed the transition, the measures taken at their respective universities, and what impact the changes have had on them. We highlight the main points of comparison between the universities.

• 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

• McCoole, Megan
• Boggiano, Nicholas T.
• Lattanzi, Olivia Linda

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051320-131621

Keyword

• Science and Technology: Policy and Management

Advisor

• Hansen, Peter H.
• Bursten, Bruce

Year

• 2020

Center

• Copenhagen, Denmark Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2020-05-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright