CPATH CB: Sacramento CPATH Community Building Project

该项目旨在扩大劳动力在计算方面的专业知识，以满足加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托地区的需求。它有可能成为两年和四年学术机构、政府和行业之间合作的全国典范，以提高美国的竞争力。该项目涉及福尔瑟姆湖学院和萨克拉门托州立大学的教职员工和领导层，通过探索地区趋势和劳动力需求，回应了国家和地方对计算专家日益增长的需求。通过多组织的协作活动，项目团队将解决：1.学术机构应该培养什么类型的专业知识--机构需要培养学生什么技能和能力，以便在萨克拉门托地区为21世纪创造一支蓬勃发展的计算劳动力？2.什么是转变教育经验的有效战略--学生如何重新参与？需要哪些资源？该项目将启动关于这些问题的对话，并在教育工作者、专业人员和雇主之间建立联系，这对于为萨克拉门托地区本科计算机教育的有效转型做准备是必要的。来自多个学科和跨机构的教职员工之间的互动，预计将产生关于教学和合作的新视角、共同的研究兴趣以及创新的跨学科、跨机构的项目，这些项目将有效地重新吸引该地区学生的思想和兴趣。该项目包括两年制学院和四年制大学的活动，最大限度地扩大项目的覆盖范围，包括加州社区学院系统的庞大和高度多样化的社区学院学生群体，该系统每年为超过250万名学生提供服务。

This project addresses expanding workforce expertise in computing to meet the needs of the Sacramento region of California. It has the potential to serve as a national model for collaboration among two and four year academic institutions, govenment, and industry for improving American competitiveness. Involving faculty and leadership at Folsom Lake College and Sacramento State University, the project responds to the expanding national and local need for computing experts by exploring regional trends and workforce requirements. Using multi-organization collaborative activities, the project team will address: 1. What types of expertise should academic institutions be developing -- what skills and competencies do institutions need to develop in students in order to create a thriving computing workforce for the 21st century in the Sacramento region? 2. What are effective strategies for transformation of the educational experience -- how can students be re-engaged? What resources are needed? This project will initiate dialogue about these issues and build linkages between educators, professionals, and employers that are necessary in preparing for the effective transformation of undergraduate computing education in the Sacramento region. The interaction between faculty members from multiple disciplines, and across institutions, are expected to result in new perspectives on instruction and collaboration, shared research interests, and innovative interdisciplinary-cross institutional projects that are effective in re-engaging the minds and interests of students in the region. This project includes activities at both a two-year college and a four-year university, maximizing the reach of the project to include the large and highly diverse community college student population of the California Community College System which serves over 2.5 million students each year.