Developing Effective Engineering Pathways

“开发有效的工程路径”（DEEP）项目正在创建从硅谷学校到Foothill和De Anza社区学院（FH/DA CC），再到加州大学圣克鲁斯分校（UCSC）的路径。目标是：1)激励和支持学生，以增加完成科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）课程并转入四年制课程的社区大学生总数；2)为少数族裔学生完成工程学位提供有效支持。为了建立这些途径，该项目正在通过协作课程、专业咨询、夏季桥梁活动、创新在线辅导、网络辅导、商业实习和课程学习机会建立联系。通过规划会议、用于在线讨论的虚拟教师休息室以及一系列互动项目和活动，各院校正在建立牢固的教师与教师之间的关系，以吸引校园内的教师。UCSC正在创建一个工程师学习社区（LCE），并为企业提供实习机会。研究生正在与本科生合作开发博物馆的技术展品。该项目的目标是在第五年实现以下年度成果：将Foothill和De Anza社区学院的STEM总入学人数增加1245人，将未被充分代表的少数民族学生的STEM入学人数增加151人；申请加州大学的Foothill和De Anza社区学院学生增加了107人，申请加州大学圣迭戈分校工程专业的学生增加了20人；申请UC系统的FH/DA CC STEM学生增加208人，申请UCSC的学生增加50人；建立基线，并将FH/DA CC未被充分代表的少数民族学生转到UCSC工程项目的人数增加100%；在加州大学圣迭戈分校完成工程学士学位的少数族裔学生总数每年增加56人；在加州大学圣迭戈分校完成学士学位的学生总数增加200人。智力优势：该项目正在研究学习型社区对转校生成功的影响，尤其是拉丁裔学生。评估设计是衡量创新使用技术的影响，并评估学习社区的基本组成部分。项目团队对数学和工程内容有深入的了解，在支持代表性不足的少数民族学生方面有教学法和经验。更广泛的影响：该项目正在传播一种可复制模式的信息，供其他社区学院和大学在合作中使用，以创建有效的途径并建立学习社区，以支持和留住STEM专业和工程专业中代表性不足的学生。

The project Developing Effective Engineering Pathways (DEEP) is creating pathways from Silicon Valley schools through Foothill and De Anza Community Colleges (FH/DA CC), to the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). The goals are to: 1) motivate and support students in order to increase the total number of community college students completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses and transferring to four-year programs; and2) create effective supports for underrepresented minority students completing engineering degrees. To build these pathways, the project is creating linkages through collaborative coursework, specialized counseling, summer bridge activities, innovative online tutoring, Cyber Mentoring, business internships, and course-taking opportunities. Strong faculty-to-faculty relationships are being developed across institutions through planning meetings, a Virtual Faculty Lounge for online discussions and a series of interactive projects and activities to engage faculty across campuses. UCSC is creating a residential Learning Community of Engineers (LCE) and providing internships with businesses. Graduate students are working with undergraduates to develop technology exhibits at museums.The project's objectives are to achieve by year five the following annual outcomes:An increase in total Foothill and De Anza Community College STEM enrollments by 1245 and underrepresented minority students enrollments in STEM by 151;An increase in the number of Foothill and De Anza Community College students applying to the University of California by 107 and by 20 those enrolling in engineering at UCSC;An increase by 208 FH/DA CC STEM students applying to UC system and by 50 those applying to UCSC;Establish a baseline and increase by 100% the number of underrepresented minority students at FH/DA CC transferring to engineering programs at UCSC;Increase by 56 per year the total number of underrepresented minority students completing a B.S. in engineering at UCSC; andIncrease by 200 the total numbers of students completing their B.S. at UCSC.The Intellectual Merit: The project is studying the effect of the learning community on success of transfer students, particularly Latino students. The evaluation design is measuring the impact of innovative use of technology and evaluating the essential components of the learning community. The project team has a deep knowledge of mathematics and engineering content, and pedagogy and experience in supporting underrepresented minority students.The Broader Impact: The project is disseminating information about a replicable model for other community colleges and universities to use in partnerships that create effective pathways and establish learning communities for supporting and retaining underrepresented students in STEM majors and engineering.