BP: CSE Early Research Scholars Program

加州大学圣地亚哥分校(UCSD)将实施一项结构化的大学早期研究计划，以增加计算机科学与工程(CSE)的留校率。在CSE的第一年和第二年，学生将参与基于团队的研究项目。该计划的目标包括增加CSE专业的留校率，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，为大型大学的一年级和二年级学生提供一种可输出的模式，并提高一年级和二年级计算机科学课程的表现。这些目标将通过形成性评估、项目指导和对具体教育目标的定向评估以及与全国类似项目的比较来评估。该项目将改变加州大学圣迭戈分校的环境，将早期本科生吸引到CSE系现有的研究文化中，不仅影响到每年参加该项目的40名学生，也影响到那些没有直接参与该项目的学生。更广泛地说，这个项目将提供一个可以在大型研究机构复制的模式，以吸引和留住计算机科学研究的早期本科生。

The University of California San Diego (UCSD) will implement a structured early-college research program to increase retention in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). During their first and second years in CSE, students will participate in team-based research projects. Goals of the program include increased retention, particularly of women and underrepresented minorities, in the CSE major, an exportable model for engaging first and second year students in the research community at a large university, and increased performance in first and second year computer science courses. These goals will be evaluated through formative assessments, program guidance, and directed assessment of specific educational goals as well as a comparison to similar programs nationwide. This project will change the environment at UCSD to draw early undergraduates into the existing research culture of the CSE department, impacting not only the 40 students per year in the program but also those not directly engaged in the program. More broadly, this project will provide a model that can be replicated at large research-focused institutions for engaging and retaining early undergraduates in computer science research.