Computer Science and Information Technology Systems (CS/ITS) Cohort Scholarship Program

计算机科学与信息技术系统（CS/ITS）队列奖学金计划

• 批准号: 0848302
• 负责人: Ron Coleman
• 金额: $ 55.2万
• 依托单位: Marist College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0848302&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computer; Science; Information; Technology; Systems

The goals of the Computer Science and Information Technology and Systems (CS/ITS) Cohort Scholarship Program are to recruit and graduate an initial cohort of academically-talented and financially-disadvantaged students; to improve the program for future cohorts, and to recruit new cohorts each year. Full scholarships are provided to an initial cohort of 12 eligible students. The college covers the remainder of the cost of attendance after all financial aid and NSF scholarships are awarded. Process and outcome evaluations are conducted. Results are used to modify the program as needed to benefit future cohorts that are enrolled each subsequent academic year. Planning focuses on coordinating academic and social support structures needed to recruit and retain students. A freshman year experience establishes the cohort as a learning community through a four-day summer orientation, a two-semester course in game development and design, a self-management course with an information technology focus, and shared housing. Throughout their college experience, supplemental instruction and tutoring, industry mentoring and career placement services, applied research and internship opportunities, and extracurricular activities are offered to cohort students. Students are paired with industry mentors and based on their skills and interests have opportunities to work directly with industry through internships and applied research. An existing game development program is expanded to a two-course sequence to introduce computer science and information technology concepts and best practices. Applications include scientific visualization, modeling, and physics and mathematical simulations, and training. Cohort students may choose to pursue further game studies through the Game Design and Programming Concentration or elect to pursue other concentrations within the CS/ITS major.The project broadens the participation of underrepresented groups in computer science and information technology systems and enhances the infrastructure for research, education, mentoring, and employment opportunities.

计算机科学和信息技术与系统（CS/ITS）队列奖学金计划的目标是招募和毕业的学术人才和经济上处于不利地位的学生的初始队列;为未来的队列改进计划，并每年招募新的队列。全额奖学金提供给第一批12名符合条件的学生。学院支付所有经济援助和NSF奖学金颁发后的出勤费用的剩余部分。进行过程和成果评价。结果被用来修改程序需要受益于未来的队列是每个随后的学年入学。规划的重点是协调招聘和留住学生所需的学术和社会支持结构。大一的经验建立了队列作为一个学习社区，通过为期四天的夏季方向，在游戏开发和设计，自我管理课程与信息技术的重点，和共享住房两个学期的课程。在他们的大学经历中，补充指导和辅导，行业指导和职业安置服务，应用研究和实习机会以及课外活动都提供给学生。学生与行业导师配对，并根据他们的技能和兴趣，有机会通过实习和应用研究直接与行业合作。现有的游戏开发计划扩展到两个课程序列，介绍计算机科学和信息技术的概念和最佳实践。应用包括科学可视化、建模、物理和数学模拟以及培训。队列学生可以选择通过游戏设计和编程浓度追求进一步的游戏研究或选择追求CS/ITS major.The project内的其他浓度扩大了在计算机科学和信息技术系统的代表性不足的群体的参与，并增强了研究，教育，指导和就业机会的基础设施。