ACE Implementation Grant: STEM Global Undergraduate Research Initiative

ACE 实施补助金：STEM 全球本科生研究计划

• 批准号: 1238466
• 负责人: Lorraine Fleming
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238466&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ACE; Implementation; Grant; STEM; Global

The overarching goal of this project is to create a sustainable effort, inclusive of curriculum components, international research partnerships, research abroad experiences for undergraduates, and scholarly inquiries, that will enhance the preparedness of undergraduate engineering and science students at Howard University to be globally engaged leaders upon graduation. The project has the objectives to develop a systematic approach to preparing engineering and science students for global leadership through curricular and course reform; to establish sustainable research partnerships between Howard University engineering and science faculty and engineering and science faculty at international institutions that will allow for student participation on research projects abroad both virtually and in person; to conduct scholarly examinations of the project?s educational approaches to enhancing the cultural and global awareness of engineering and science students; and to serve as a model program for other institutions seeking to prepare globally engaged engineering and science students by widespread dissemination of the program?s research findings and implementation activities.The project includes a cross-sectional research study takes a mixed-method approach to better understand the experiences and perspectives of African-American undergraduate students who participate in an international research experience. The study will identify the characteristics of various international research sites, identify factors that help students successfully navigate their international research experience, identify the broader impacts of the international research experience on students, and contribute to the scholarly literature on global engagement and culture.

这个项目的总体目标是创造一个可持续的努力，包括课程组成部分，国际研究伙伴关系，研究国外的本科生的经验，和学术调查，这将提高本科工程和科学的学生在霍华德大学毕业后全球参与的领导者的准备。该项目的目标是制定一种系统的方法，通过课程和课程改革，培养工程和科学专业的学生成为全球领导人;在霍华德大学工程和科学系与国际机构的工程和科学系之间建立可持续的研究伙伴关系，使学生能够以虚拟方式和亲自参与国外的研究项目;对这个项目进行学术研究的教育方法，以提高工程和科学的学生的文化和全球意识，并作为一个示范计划，为其他机构寻求准备全球参与工程和科学的学生广泛传播的计划？该项目包括一项跨部门研究，采用混合方法，以更好地了解参与国际研究经验的非裔美国本科生的经验和观点。该研究将确定各种国际研究地点的特点，确定帮助学生成功驾驭国际研究经验的因素，确定国际研究经验对学生的更广泛影响，并为全球参与和文化的学术文献做出贡献。