HBCU-UP Planning Grant at Fisk University to Enhance Student Preparedness for and Undergraduate Research Opportunities

菲斯克大学规划补助金将确定可持续的最佳实践，以提高学生的保留率，学习成功率和对STEM的职业兴趣。实现这一目标的具体努力包括使用优势，劣势，机会和威胁（SWOT）分析对STEM本科课程和研究基础设施进行自学，研究本科研究的国家模式，利用循证结果制定机构计划。将开发一个STEM知识地图，以数字方式捕捉所有STEM课程的内容和目标，并描述彼此之间的关系。这个工具将有助于确定什么样的对齐和修改将需要在STEM程序后自学。规划过程将包括对当前虚拟指导知识的综合，计划将包括为菲斯克STEM学生创建一个虚拟指导社区。这种自我评估的方法可以作为一个模型，为类似的其他机构利用在获得他们的STEM项目的优势，劣势和机会，以及如何整合本科研究经验在整个课程的理解。

The Fisk University Planning Grant will identify sustainable best-practices to increase student retention, learning success and career interest in STEM at the institution. The specific efforts to achieve this includes undertaking a self-study of it STEM undergraduate programs and research infrastructure using a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis, studying national models for undergraduate research, utilizing evidence-based results to develop and institutional plan. A STEM Knowledge Map will be developed to digital capture the content and objectives of all of the STEM courses and depict the relationships to each other. This tool will help in determining what alignments and modifications will be needed in the STEM programs following the self-study. The planning process will include a synthesis of current knowledge about virtual mentoring and plans will include creation of a virtual mentoring community for FISK STEM students. This self evaluation approach can serve as a model for similar other institutions to utilize in gaining understanding of their STEM programs strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and how to integrate undergraduate research experiences throughout the curriculum..