BPC-DP: INcreasing Student Participation In REsearch Development (INSPIRED) Program

在拉马尔大学，博蒙特提出了增加学生参与研究发展计划(INSIGNAL)的建议，以吸引和发展女性和少数族裔计算机科学家。该项目包括丰富的本科生研究经验，包括指导、辅导和其他支持，以及旨在消除使计算机科学不受女性和少数族裔欢迎的一些误解的活动。受启发的学生每周平均获得15个小时的报酬，以进行研究并参与指导和外展活动。学生可以通过他们的工作获得研究学分。他们在计算机科学教员的指导下以小组形式工作，这些教员充当导师和榜样。这些队伍包括来自各个层次的学生，从一年级到大四学生。研究生帮助领导研究团队。较高水平的学生帮助培养和指导较低水平的学生，并激励他们进入下一阶段。受启发的学生不仅在研究方面获得经验，而且在团队合作、领导力、撰写论文和专业演讲方面也获得了经验，所有这些都有助于他们的专业发展。职业咨询和研究生学习研讨会有助于帮助毕业后有灵感的学生过渡到计算机专业或高级学习。参加计算机科学会议、CS研究研讨会和CS职业论坛使学生接触到计算机科学的丰富、广泛和许多有益的应用，并消除了CS本质上是一种狭隘的、非包容性的努力的误解。Inspirated也有针对初中生和新生的外展部分。这些活动包括为期一天和五天的夏令营和巡回路演。受启发的学生在夏令营和路演中发挥积极作用，从而激励其他人从事计算机科学。在欢迎周期间，受启发的学生还可以通过举办工作坊获得教学经验。这些研讨会的重点是让刚入学的新生接触到计算机科学的不同领域。受到启发的学生有机会分享他们的研究经验和成就，同时鼓励其他女性和少数族裔学生将计算机科学作为一个学习领域进行探索。

Lamar University, Beaumont proposes the INcreasing Student Participation In REsearch Development Program (INSPIRED) to engage and develop female and minority computer scientists. The program includes an enriched undergraduate research experience that includes mentoring, tutoring, and other support, and activities that are designed to dispel some of the misconceptions that make computer science unpopular for women and minorities. INSPIRED students are paid to perform research and participate in mentoring and outreach functions for an average of fifteen hours per week. The students can earn research credit hours for their work. They work in teams under the direction of Computer Science faculty members who serve as mentors and role models. The teams include students from all levels, freshmen through seniors. Graduate students help lead the research teams. The higher-level students help to train and mentor the lower-level students and inspire them to reach the next level. INSPIRED students get experience not only in research but also in teamwork, leadership, writing papers and making professional presentations, all of which contribute towards their professional development. Career Counseling and Graduate Study Seminars help bridge graduating INSPIRED students to professions or advanced study in computing. Participation in Computer Science conferences, CS Research Seminars and CS Careers Forums exposes students to the richness, breadth, and many beneficial applications of Computer Science and dispels the misconception that CS is by nature a narrow, non-inclusive endeavor. INSPIRED also has outreach components for middle and high school students and entering freshmen. These activities include one and five day summer camps and visiting road shows. INSPIRED students play an active role in the summer camps and road shows, thus inspiring others to engage in Computer Science. INSPIRED students also gain teaching experience in conducting workshops during the Week of Welcome. The focus of these workshops is exposing entering first time freshmen to the diverse field of computer science. INSPIRED students have the opportunity to share their research experiences and accomplishments, while encouraging other female and minority students to explore computer science as a field of study.