Course Review Bridge Program

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Course Review Bridge?
Answer: Unlike the Transfer Bridge program, this program will be completely self-directed and based on your own time commitments and progress. Certain resources will be provided for students, including daily tutors that can help students in certain places where students may not be the clearest. Additionally, there will be an online forum provided through Piazza where there can be additional social group study interactions.

Because of the experimental nature of the summer review program, it is currently only being offered to students in the CS, CSE, EE or CE majors, and will be focusing on some or all of 3 common topics: introductory C++, linear algebra, and introductory circuit and network analysis. We will be recording some data about your study habits through a diagnostic test and through your textbook and tutor usage stats to make recommendations for you through a web service.

That said, the goal of the course review bridge is NOT to teach students new concepts. This can only be done efficiently in the classroom. It will only be used for review purposes.

2. What is the main goal of this program ?
Answer: Enabling students to begin Fall quarter with assurance that they are fully prepared.

3. Why Course Review Bridge Program is needed?
Answer: The rationale behind this program is twofolds:  1- Course syllabi do not line up perfectly—there can be some missing topics. 2- Depth of coverage on topics varies from instructor to instructor.

4. Who is eligible for this program?
Answer: You should be a newly admitted UCLA Samueli Engineering transfer students who are enrolling in the fall quarter 2020 to apply. Additionally, due to our restrictions, we will only accept students in the CS, CSE, EE, or CE majors who have completed at least one of the major classes to be reviewed.

5. What content will be covered at Transfer Bridge?
Answer: Transfer Bridge will have a review textbook containing three topics: introductory C++, linear algebra, and circuit theory. Having a solid foundation in these topics is vital to performance in more advanced engineering courses in their relevant majors, so making sure all the concepts have been properly covered is crucial for student success.

6.  Can I enroll in this program if I have not taken linear algebra, C++ and circuit theory in college?
Answer: Students who have NOT taken the above or the equivalent courses are encouraged to sign up for summer session courses, or participate in the Transfer

Bridge .This program is mainly for review and coverage of holes in preparation.

7. Can I attend a portion of the program?
Answer: Yes, but it is not recommended. Since the program is completely self-directed, you can, of course, not finish the program. However, it is obviously not advised and wasteful for your and our resources if you decide to do this.

8. How much does the program cost?
Answer:  Participants will NOT be charged tuition to attend . Woo hoo!

9. Can I work or take classes during Transfer Bridge?
Answer: Yes, this program is very flexible.

10. Do I need any specific equipment or supplies?
Answer: Bridge participants will need their own laptop and reliable access to the internet so that they can access online resources (including the textbook).

11. How does the program work?
Answer:  Special zyBooks interactive text with autograding of problems has been created. A diagnostic test will indicate which sections of this text a student should review . Machine learning system will track progress, and make recommendations (e.g., to speak with tutors, or move on to next section); then students can independently join tutoring session to receive individualized feedback.

12. What is the Diagnostic Exam?
Answer: All Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering students will be required to take the CS 32 diagnostic test to evaluate your abilities with this content. You do not and should not study for this test. Information from this diagnostic test will help us to provide you guidance on how to prepare for your CS 32 or 33 courses.

13. What are the other components of this program? 
Answer: There will be an event at program start to get to know other participants and the tutors. A Piazza forum will be created to enable sharing of
answers to questions. There will be a possible capstone hackathon at the program conclusion.