ITR: The Community Information Technology Entrepreneurship Project

EIA-0205652 Salchenberger，琳达芝加哥洛约拉大学标题：ITR：社区信息技术创业项目洛约拉大学已被授予ITR补助金，以教育学生，并通过与小型社区企业和非营利组织在芝加哥和周边地区的合作项目，是人口众多的群体，是根据贫困社区的经济发展作出贡献-在科学和技术中的代表。 该项目将建立一个技术推广计划，以指导关系将教师、学生和社区成员聚集在一起，创建一个专注于商业软件开发的IT创业计划。该项目的两个学术目标是提高大学生的计算机科学教育和经验，并向学生和教师灌输公民参与感。 研究设计将使用数据收集和分析技术来衡量与这些目标和其他目标相关的结果。 洛约拉学生的好处将包括帮助开发真实的世界软件应用程序的实践经验，以及对贫困社区的了解。 对奥斯汀社区的好处包括学习信息技术技能，在信息技术和改善他们的环境加上经济收益的企业家精神。

EIA-0205652Salchenberger, Linda Loyola University of ChicagoTitle: ITR: The Community Information Technology Entrepreneurship ProjectLoyola University has been awarded an ITR grant to educate students and contribute to the economic development of impoverished communities by means of collaborative projects with small community businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Chicago and surrounding areas that are heavily populated with groups that are under-represented in science and technology. The project will build a technology outreach program that brings together in a mentoring relationship, faculty, students and community members to create an IT entrepreneurship program which focuses on business software developmentTwo academic goals of the project are to enhance the computer science education and experience of university students, and instill a sense of civic engagement in students and faculty. The research design will use data gathering and analysis techniques to measure outcomes related to these and other goals. The benefits to Loyola students will include hands-on experience in helping to develop real world software applications, as well as an understanding of the poor communities. The benefits to the Austin community include the learning of IT skills, a sense of entrepreneurship in IT and improvement in their environment coupled with financial gains.