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

BPC-DP：增加学生参与研究开发（INSPIRED）计划

• 批准号: 0634288
• 负责人: Peggy Israel Doerschuk
• 金额: $ 49.06万
• 依托单位: Lamar University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0634288&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BPC; DP; INcreasing; Student; Participation

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.

拉马尔大学，博蒙提出了增加学生参与研究发展计划（激励），从事和发展女性和少数民族计算机科学家。该计划包括丰富的本科研究经验，包括指导，辅导和其他支持，以及旨在消除一些使计算机科学不受女性和少数民族欢迎的误解的活动。 激励学生支付进行研究，并参加辅导和推广功能，平均每周15小时。 学生可以为他们的工作赚取研究学分。他们在计算机科学教师的指导下团队工作，这些教师担任导师和榜样。 这些团队包括来自各个层次的学生，从大一到大四。 研究生帮助领导研究团队。 高水平的学生帮助培训和指导低水平的学生，并激励他们达到一个新的水平。 灵感的学生不仅在研究中获得经验，而且在团队合作，领导力，撰写论文和进行专业演示，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帮助桥梁毕业鼓舞学生的专业或先进的学习计算。 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性，广度和许多有益的应用，并消除了CS本质上是一种狭隘的，非包容性的奋进的误解。 INSPIRED还为初中和高中学生以及新生提供外展服务。这些活动包括为期一天和五天的夏令营和参观路演。 INSPIRED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。 受启发的学生还获得在欢迎周期间举办研讨会的教学经验。 这些研讨会的重点是让第一次进入计算机科学的不同领域的新生。 受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民族学生探索计算机科学作为一个研究领域。