NSF BPC-DP (SGER): Software Designn & Development Teams and Tournament

北卡罗来纳州农业和州立大学与奥本大学合作，提议调查一个新项目的潜力，该项目利用设计和开发竞赛来影响女性和非洲裔美国学生在计算领域的代表性不足。该计划将涉及学生在一个全年的活动，包括教练，实践会议，和一系列的校际会议。它将在软件设计和开发（SDDTT）锦标赛中达到高潮。该项目将确定这些活动是否有可能通过以下方式提高学生的保留率：（1）使他们能够看到课堂上涉及的概念如何在真实的世界中实际使用，以及（2）将他们融入一个社区，提供归属感和为比课堂作业更大的事情做出贡献的机会。该项目将探讨SDDTT方法的初步发展，评估其影响，特别是对妇女和非裔美国人在计算机领域的态度和保留的影响。

North Carolina Agricultural and State University, in collaboration with Auburn University, propose to investigate the potential of a novel program that uses design and development competitions to impact the underrepresentation of women and African-American students in computing. The program will involve students in a year-round set of activities, including coaching, practice sessions, and a series of intercollegiate meets. It will culminate in a Software Design and Development (SDDTT) tournament. The project will determine whether these activities have the potential to increase the retention of students by (1) enabling them to see how concepts covered in classes are used in practice in the real world, and (2) integrating them into a community that provides a sense of belonging and the opportunity to contribute to something larger than a class assignment. The project will explore the initial development of an SDDTT approach, assessing its impact in particular on the attitudes and retention of women and African Americans in computing.