Preparing Mathematical Sciences Students for Business, Industry, and Government Careers (Pre-BIG)

PreBIG计划将为数学科学教师提供工具和培训，以帮助他们更好地为学生的商业，工业和政府（BIG）职业做好准备，并将为数学科学学生提供机会，对与BIG相关的问题进行研究。为了实现这一目标，PI将制作一套培训视频，为教师举办夏季培训研讨会，为本科生组织为期一学期的课程和竞赛，为参与的本科生组织夏季表彰会议，并获得BIG实体的支持。该计划包括一个强大的本科研究部分，因为学生参与研究已被证明是有效地提高学生成功毕业与STEM（科学，技术，工程或数学）学位。本科生将得到指导，使他们发展技能，这将有助于他们在干的职业生涯中取得成功，包括职业机会的知识，从大组织的问题工作的经验，并在发展有效的写作和口头表达技能的经验。 MAA对支持数学科学中代表性不足的群体的关注也将反映在该计划中。 在商业，工业和政府中，对STEM毕业生的需求巨大。然而，在数学科学领域，许多学生和教师都不知道这些领域有许多职业机会，教师可能不知道如何为学生在学术界以外的STEM职业做好充分的准备。为了帮助补救这种情况，我们提出了一个计划，以更好地准备学生在数学科学在商业，工业和政府（大）的职业生涯取得成功。该方案将：a）提高数学科学教师和本科生对非学术职业选择和相关实习机会的认识。B）促进数学科学教师和在同一地理区域的BIG工作的人之间的联系。c）为本科生提供专注于现实世界BIG问题的研究机会。d）为本科生和教师提供成功解决BIG问题的方法的培训，沿着必要的技术和沟通技能。e）随着时间的推移，需要越来越少的外部资金。该项目由数学科学部和NSF理事会多学科活动办公室共同支持数学和物理科学。

The PreBIG program will provide mathematical sciences faculty with tools and training to help them better prepare students for business, industry, and government (BIG) careers and will provide mathematical sciences students with an opportunity to conduct research on problems related to BIG. To accomplish this, the PIs will produce a set of training videos, conduct summer training workshops for faculty, organize a semester-long course and competition for undergraduate students, organize a summer recognition conference for participating undergraduate students, and secure support from BIG entities. The program includes a strong undergraduate research component since student participation in research has been shown to be effective in improving student success in graduating with a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) degree. The undergraduate students will be mentored so that they develop skills that will help them to succeed in a career in STEM, including knowledge of career opportunities, experience in working on problems from BIG organizations, and experience in developing effective writing and oral presentation skills. The MAA's focus on supporting underrepresented groups in the mathematical sciences will be reflected in this program as well. In business, industry, and government, there is a tremendous demand for STEM graduates. Yet, in the mathematical sciences, many students and faculty are unaware of the numerous career opportunities in these sectors, and faculty may not know how to adequately prepare students for STEM careers outside academia. To help remedy this situation, we propose a program to better prepare students in the mathematical sciences to succeed in careers in business, industry, and government (BIG). This program will:a) Increase awareness among mathematical sciences faculty and undergraduate majors of non-academic career options and related internship opportunities.b) Facilitate connections among mathematical sciences faculty and people working in BIG in the same geographic region.c) Offer undergraduate students research opportunities focused on real-world BIG problems.d) Provide training for undergraduate students and faculty in successful approaches to BIG problems along with requisite technical and communications skills.e) Require less and less external funding as time goes on.This project is jointly supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities within NSF's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.