Preparing Computer Science Students for Global Challenges of the Twenty-first Century

该项目直接回应了国家对更多计算机科学（CS）毕业生的需求，特别是对更多妇女和少数民族在CS中代表性不足的需求。为了实现这些目标，休斯顿大学主校区（UH）的计算机科学（CS）系每年为来自不同背景和不同目标的学术成就，专业才能和经济价值的计算机科学专业提供高达10，000美元的奖学金。该项目的目标是：吸引有才华的高中和社区大学生进入CS，建立一个由合格学者组成的多元化社区，增加本科生对CS研究的参与，提高保留率和毕业率，并且积极地传播所实现的模型和其它示例性模型。该项目的一个独特之处是注重通过以下方式丰富学生的学术准备，使学生为迎接21世纪的全球挑战做好准备：（i）关于有效沟通和道德的讲习班，（ii）关于领导力、创造力、适应和创新的演讲，（iii）接触多种文化，以及（iv）关于创业和知识产权的课程。这个项目的另一个独特之处是使用游戏和动画讲故事作为社区建设和同伴指导活动。此外，该项目还包括通过同龄人和教师进行辅导，以及通过在高中和社区大学举办讲习班进行外联工作。CS学生预计将在未来十年的需求，这个项目旨在毕业训练有素的CS专业人士谁将成为这一领域的领导者。通过形成性和总结性评价，调查人员将寻求扩大知识基础，了解学生活动如何应对21世纪世纪的全球挑战，有助于提高保留率和毕业率的目标，以及成功发生的情况。

This project is directly responding to the need of the nation for more computer science (CS) graduates, and especially the need for more women and underrepresented minorities in CS. Towards these ends the Computer Science (CS) Department of the University of Houston's main campus (UH) is providing scholarships of up to $10,000 per year to academically meritorious, professionally talented and financially deserving computer science majors from diverse backgrounds and with diverse goals.The goals of this project are to: attract talented high school and community college students to CS, build a diverse community of well-qualified scholars who are leaders, increase undergraduate participation in CS research, increase retention and graduation rates, and aggressively disseminate the implemented model and other exemplary models. One unique aspect of the project is a focus on preparing students for global challenges of the 21st century by enriching the academic preparation of the students with: (i) workshops on effective communication and ethics, (ii) presentations on leadership, creativity, adaptation and innovation, (iii) exposure to multiple cultures, and (iv) a course on entrepreneurship and intellectual property. Another unique aspect of this project is the use of gaming and animated story-telling as a community building and peer mentoring activity. In addition the project includes mentoring through peers and faculty, and outreach efforts, accomplished through workshops at high schools and community colleges. CS students are projected to be in demand for the next decade and this project seeks to graduate well-trained CS professionals who will become leaders in this field. Through formative and summative evaluation the investigators will seek to broaden the knowledge base regarding how the student activities addressing global challenges of the 21st century contribute to the goals of increasing retention and graduation rates, and the circumstances under which success occurs.