Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS): Identifying and Developing Future Technology Leaders

成功工程技术学者 (SETS)：识别和培养未来技术领导者

• 批准号: 1458772
• 负责人: Xiaojing Yuan
• 金额: $ 63.99万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458772&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Succeed; Engineering; Technology; Scholars; SETS

In the Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS) project, the PIs will plan to award 20 scholarships per year over a five-year period to academically talented engineering technology (ET) students demonstrating financial need. A goal of the project will be to improve the academic performance, time-to-graduation, and career-readiness of these scholars. Students will be selected from those enrolled full time in the targeted ET programs: Computer ET, Mechanical ET, and Electrical Power ET. Eligible students from underrepresented groups will be encouraged to apply for the scholarship. By developing academic support services and programs for the SETS recipients, the SETS project team will ensure the success of the project, thus increasing the number of well-educated and skilled employees to fill local, regional, and national needs in the engineering technology workforce. The project team will establish strong partnerships with university student service offices and local industry and community colleges, to create a sustainable career-path and scholarship program for aspiring students in ET programs. Six industry partners have committed to providing guest speakers, arranging field trips, sponsoring student projects, and providing internship and job placement opportunities for SETS recipients. A project advisory board including members from these collaborative partners will be established to ensure project success. The project team has established four objectives that tie directly to measurable outcomes: 1) Award 20 scholarships per year to academically talented students demonstrating financial need enrolled full time in targeted ET programs; 2) Ensure 90% of SETS recipients maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during the semesters for which they receive the scholarship; 3) Grant at least 30% of scholarships to students from underrepresented minority groups; and 4) Assure all SETS recipients participate in at least 80% of the activities designed for them. SETS recipients will develop a Technology Leader Game Plan (TLGP) with their assigned mentors when they enter the SETS program. The TLGP will be used to guide and monitor their academic progress and ensure their timely graduation. The project will advance discovery and understanding by increasing opportunities for students to fully engage in academic education and research as well as technology leadership development activities. Both formative and summative assessments will be performed to gauge the impact that the SETS programs is having on the learning experience and career prospects of the SETS recipients. From an analysis of the data and from surveys, the PIs will identify and disseminate the best practices and lessons learned to other UH colleges, administrators, and student support staff, as well as the larger engineering educational community.

在工程技术学者成功 (SETS) 项目中，PI 将计划在五年内每年向有经济需要的学术优秀工程技术 (ET) 学生颁发 20 份奖学金。该项目的目标是提高这些学者的学业成绩、毕业时间和职业准备。学生将从全日制就读目标 ET 课程的学生中选拔：计算机 ET、机械 ET 和电力 ET。将鼓励来自代表性不足群体的符合资格的学生申请奖学金。通过为 SETS 受助者开发学术支持服务和计划，SETS 项目团队将确保项目的成功，从而增加受过良好教育和技术熟练的员工数量，以满足当地、区域和国家对工程技术劳动力的需求。该项目团队将与大学生服务办公室以及当地工业和社区学院建立强有力的合作伙伴关系，为有抱负的 ET 项目学生创建可持续的职业道路和奖学金计划。六家行业合作伙伴已承诺为 SETS 受益者提供客座演讲、安排实地考察、赞助学生项目以及提供实习和就业机会。将成立一个由这些合作伙伴成员组成的项目咨询委员会，以确保项目成功。项目团队制定了四个与可衡量成果直接相关的目标： 1) 每年向在目标 ET 项目中全日制学习、表现出经济需要的学术优秀学生颁发 20 份奖学金； 2) 确保90%的SETS获得者在获得奖学金的学期内保持最低平均绩点3.0； 3) 将至少30%的奖学金授予来自代表性不足的少数群体的学生； 4) 确保所有 SETS 接受者至少参与 80% 为他们设计的活动。 SETS 接受者在进入 SETS 计划时将与指定的导师一起制定技术领导者游戏计划 (TLGP)。 TLGP将用于指导和监控他们的学业进展并确保他们按时毕业。该项目将通过增加学生充分参与学术教育和研究以及技术领导力发展活动的机会来促进发现和理解。 将进行形成性和总结性评估，以衡量 SETS 计划对 SETS 接受者的学习经验和职业前景的影响。 通过数据分析和调查，PI 将确定最佳实践和经验教训，并将其传播给其他 UH 学院、管理人员、学生支持人员以及更大的工程教育社区。