CSTEP: Computer Science TransfEr Programs

 

 

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 		   Program Overview

CSTEP includes the following programs and services to help HCC students bridge to USF and graduate school:

  • A continuous and personalized advising and tutoring service for students in both institutions. This service is meant to recruit and retain students and make sure they follow the expected path.
  • Two summer programs at USF meant to help HCC students comply with academic requirements to bridge to USF and prepare students for research.
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) opportunities to retain and graduate the students and increase their enrollment in graduate school.

The main activities in which each participant will be involved are the following:

First Year at HCC

  • Meet with personal advisor and develop a Personalized Transition Plan (PTP)

  • Attend Summer Program I at USF (10 weeks):

    • Programming Concepts (Java): Problem solving techniques, program design, implementation and testing, graphical user interfaces, object-oriented concepts

    • Exposure to research: Demonstration of potential impact of research-based programs: Medicine, biology, marine science, computer networks, security, etc.

Second Year at HCC

  • Meet with personal advisor and follow the Personalized Transition Plan

  • Apply to Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) program at USF

  • Attend Summer Program II at USF (10 weeks):

    • Program Design (C): Compile, test and debug programs, use of pointers, arrays, linked lists, recursion, dynamic memory allocation

    • Computer Organization: Boolean algebra, logic elements, combinatorial circuits, structure of CPU, input, output, memory technologies

    • Exposure to research: Research methodologies: Selecting a topic, conducting a literature review, writing and presenting a research conference paper and poster

Third Year at USF

  • Meet with advisor and develop a Personalized Development Plan (PDP)

  • Start Junior Year as a USF-CSE student

  • Participate in academic and summer REU programs  

Fourth Year at USF

  • Meet with advisor and follow the Personalized Development Plan

  • Start Senior Year as a USF-CSE student

  • Participate in academic and summer REU programs

  • Graduate and apply to graduate school

 


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