BPC-DP: Outreach and Pedagogy to Increase Undergraduate Diversity at Engineering Schools

BPC-DP：通过外展和教学法提高工程学院本科生的多样性

• 批准号: 0739254
• 负责人: James Cohoon
• 金额: $ 59.96万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0739254&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BPC; DP; Outreach; Pedagogy; Increase

This project supports activities at both the secondary school and university level aimed at increasing the participation of gender and ethnically diverse students in computing and engineering as well as fostering an undergraduate environment that cultivates retention. A feeder network established with the high schools during the project builds direct links with students and their counselors, teachers, and parents to inform them about the rewards and opportunities in the computing professions and to prepare them for undergraduate computing programs. Developmental workshops for teachers and counselors link them to the program. The project includes activities for all incoming engineering students to expose them to computing through a revised introductory curriculum. Retention efforts involve establishing a supportive academic and faculty community through mentoring, training on pedagogical methods, and linkage to faculty accountability. Formative and summative evaluations identify areas for improvement and the impact of the various activities on reaching project goals. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the curriculum development and assessment which may provide best practices in addressing diversity concerns at both the secondary and university level. The evaluations should help define a set of activities that are effective for mentoring and outreach and for building academic communities including teachers and university faculty.The broader impacts of the project include attracting and retaining women and under-represented minorities into computer science and engineering. The project has the potential to produce new models for developing a more diverse group of students and faculty members and to advance discovery and understanding while promoting learning in the information technology disciplines. The project will also provide a better technically educated workforce to meet national security and economic priorities.

该项目支持中学和大学一级的活动，旨在增加性别和种族不同的学生参与计算机和工程，并营造一个培养留用的本科环境。在项目期间，与高中建立了一个馈线网络，与学生及其辅导员、老师和家长建立了直接联系，告知他们计算机专业的奖励和机会，并为他们准备本科计算机课程。为教师和辅导员举办的发展研讨会将他们与该计划联系起来。该项目包括为所有即将入学的工程专业学生提供的活动，通过修订的入门课程让他们接触计算机。留住员工的努力包括通过指导、教学方法培训以及与教师问责制的联系，建立一个支持性的学术和教师社区。形成性和总结性评估确定需要改进的领域，以及各种活动对实现项目目标的影响。该项目的智力价值在于课程发展和评估，这可能为解决中学和大学层面的多样性问题提供最佳实践。评估应有助于确定一套有效的指导和推广活动，并有助于建立包括教师和大学教职员工在内的学术社区。该项目更广泛的影响包括吸引和留住女性和代表性不足的少数族裔进入计算机科学和工程领域。该项目有可能产生新的模式，以培养更多样化的学生和教师群体，并在促进信息技术学科学习的同时促进发现和理解。该项目还将提供受过更好技术教育的劳动力，以满足国家安全和经济优先事项。