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Confidence, classroom preferences, and future plans among Informatics students

INTRODUCTION

The University of Washington has one of the country’s largest dedicated schools of informatics, a field of rising importance. In this poll, we will survey students on what they value in their informatics classes, the opportunities that students have been taking, future areas, and specific areas of interest, and particularly how they vary by class year and gender.

OVERVIEW

Population: Undergraduate students at the University of Washington’s Information School

Survey group: All students through mailing list

Survey method: Online, through Catalyst WebQ

Contributors: Rachael Ren, Phillip Meng, Rachel Kinkley, Melissa Lin, Hayoung Jung, Todd Meng

CONTACTS

Have any questions about this poll and our work? Please feel free to reach out for each type of question:

Design Leads: Rachael Ren ([email protected]) and Phillip Meng ([email protected])

Publishing: Melissa Lin ([email protected])

Implementation: Rachel Kinkley ([email protected])

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