Enhanced Communication and Collaboration among STEM Disciplines through Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Research Opportunities

通过本科课程开发和研究机会加强 STEM 学科之间的交流与合作

• 批准号: 0411464
• 负责人: Luther Williams
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0411464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhanced; Communication; Collaboration; among; STEM

With the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Tuskegee University will implement the project called Enhanced Communication and Collaboration among STEM Disciplines through Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Research Opportunities. The project builds on the successes of the previous Tuskegee HBCU-UP award. The project focuses on curriculum development across disciplines. Faculty teams will address how to blend aspects of two or more related disciplines into courses of each curriculum or into joint courses. To serve as examples of successfully working across disciplines, these faculty teams will develop a series of projects to provide very specific goals to be achieved. The teams of the project will focus on the following. - A pilot seminar, initially for introductory-level biology students, whose goals are increased mathematical problem-solving skills and exposure to computer tools and strategies crucial to modern biosciences; - A bioinformatics program to bring together students from various disciplines; - Development of an aerospace science engineering flight simulation environment to teach STEM concepts and offer opportunities to build upon current student interdisciplinary research in engineering and psychology; - Enhancement of the computer science curriculum in the areas of security concepts, ethical questions relating to computer security, and real-world training with the Campus Technology Department; - An honors research/curriculum program in organic chemistry (ROCKETS); and - A transition program (Bridge Program), a precollege program for promising high school graduates, using computer simulations and modeling as a means to enhance critical thinking through visual applications and to practice problem-solving in a specific STEM area. Research by undergraduates is an integral part of this approach. Research will be designed into the interdisciplinary curriculum enhancements being developed by each of the teams. Additionally, academic year and summer research by undergraduates will become an expected part of the program at Tuskegee University. To assure the coordination of this internal and external research, a Director of Undergraduate Research position will be established. The intellectual merit of these proposed activities is the development of realistic models for teaching across disciplines. The approach for this development includes the use of interdisciplinary critical thinking modules, using simulation and modeling environments. The introductory-level pilot seminar in biology provides a model for the initiation of interdisciplinary programs at the undergraduate level. This seminar establishes the foundation for the focus on bioinformatics at the undergraduate level. The disciplines of biology, chemistry, computer science, and mathematics will be involved in the development of the bioinformatics program. Similarly, the enhancement of the computer science curriculum with information security concepts and the interaction between the Aerospace Science Engineering and Psychology Departments will provide new learning environments for undergraduate students. The research aspect of the project will be inclusive and provide a model for involving undergraduates in research at relatively small institutions. The involvement will be internal and external and will be coordinated by a Director of Undergraduate Research. All these aspects can be used as models for other Tuskegee University STEM courses not considered in this project, as well as for STEM programs at all universities. The program is designed to provide significant impact on students in the freshman and sophomore years. The foundation courses in mathematics for the Bridge Program will be applied to the academic year courses in first year college mathematics. This action will impact all STEM students at Tuskegee University. The pilot seminar in biology impacts all biology majors. The intent is for the interdisciplinary approach to impact all STEM students at Tuskegee University. The research focus, from ROCKETS to the activities of the Director of Undergraduate Research, is intended, also, to impact all Tuskegee STEM students. The upper level courses in computer science, aerospace science engineering, and psychology will impact the advanced students in the respective majors and their view of their major. Additionally, the activities of the teams will be presented to the STEM faculty of Tuskegee University, presented at professional meetings, and published in refereed journals.

在美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的支持下，通过历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU-UP），塔斯基吉大学将通过本科课程开发和研究机会实施名为STEM学科之间增强沟通与合作的项目。 该项目建立在以前的塔斯基吉HBCU-UP奖的成功。 该项目的重点是跨学科课程开发。教师团队将解决如何将两个或两个以上相关学科的各个方面融入每个课程的课程或联合课程。 作为跨学科成功工作的例子，这些教师团队将开发一系列项目，以提供要实现的非常具体的目标。该项目的各小组将侧重于以下方面。- 一个试点研讨会，最初为入门级生物学学生，其目标是提高数学解决问题的技能和接触对现代生物科学至关重要的计算机工具和战略;-开发航空航天科学工程飞行模拟环境，以教授STEM概念，并为当前学生的跨学科研究提供机会，工程学和心理学;- 在安全概念、与计算机安全有关的道德问题和校园技术部门的现实世界培训方面加强计算机科学课程; -有机化学荣誉研究/课程计划（ROCKETS）;以及-过渡计划（桥梁计划），一个为有前途的高中毕业生提供的预科计划，使用计算机模拟和建模作为一种手段，通过视觉应用程序增强批判性思维，并在特定的STEM领域实践解决问题。本科生的研究是这种方法的一个组成部分。 研究将被设计成每个团队正在开发的跨学科课程增强。 此外，本科生的学年和夏季研究将成为塔斯基吉大学计划的一个预期部分。 为了确保这种内部和外部研究的协调，本科生研究职位的主任将成立。这些拟议的活动的智力价值是跨学科教学的现实模型的发展。 这种发展的方法包括使用跨学科的批判性思维模块，使用模拟和建模环境。 生物学入门级试点研讨会为本科阶段的跨学科课程的启动提供了一个模型。 该研讨会为本科阶段的生物信息学奠定了基础。 生物学，化学，计算机科学和数学的学科将参与生物信息学计划的发展。 同样，加强计算机科学课程与信息安全概念和航空航天科学工程和心理学系之间的互动将为本科生提供新的学习环境。 该项目的研究方面将是包容性的，并提供一个模式，让本科生在相对较小的机构进行研究。 参与将是内部和外部的，并将由本科研究主任协调。 所有这些方面都可以作为本项目中未考虑的其他塔斯基吉大学STEM课程以及所有大学STEM课程的模型。该计划旨在为大一和大二的学生提供显着的影响。 桥梁计划的数学基础课程将应用于大学一年级数学的学年课程。 这一行动将影响塔斯基吉大学的所有STEM学生。生物学试点研讨会影响所有生物学专业。 其目的是跨学科的方法，以影响在塔斯基吉大学的所有STEM学生。研究重点，从火箭到本科研究主任的活动，也是为了影响所有塔斯基吉STEM学生。 计算机科学、航空航天科学工程和心理学的高级课程将影响各自专业的高级学生及其对专业的看法。 此外，团队的活动将提交给塔斯基吉大学的STEM教师，在专业会议上提出，并在评审期刊上发表。