Mentoring and Engaging Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Bioinformatics Students to Increase Their Recruitment, Retention, and Preparation for the Workforce

指导和吸引计算机科学、网络安全和生物信息学学生，以增加他们的招聘、保留和劳动力准备

• 批准号: 1564881
• 负责人: Mary Abkemeier
• 金额: $ 62.53万
• 依托单位: Fontbonne University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-06-01 至 2022-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1564881&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Mentoring; Engaging; Computer; Science; Cybersecurity

In response to high workforce demands in the areas of computer science, cybersecurity, and bioinformatics, the project team for this "NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) Capacity Building" project at Fontbonne University will work closely with industry contacts to ensure that (1) Fontbonne's degree programs meet local needs in the St. Louis area as well as address national workforce needs and (2) low-income, academically talented students will be equipped to enter these careers by providing scholarships, academic, and career supports for its S-STEM Scholars. The project will concentrate on increasing enrollment, retention, graduation, and placement of diverse, low-income students in these focal areas. To foster this, the project will provide eleven scholarships, mentoring, skills for transitioning to college-level mathematics, undergraduate research and internship opportunities, real-world project-based learning, a summer orientation program, and a seminar series on information technology (IT) project management. In concert with this, strong industry connections will partner with the institution on the seminar series, internship opportunities, serving on advisory boards, and student mentoring to help promote and facilitate computer science, cybersecurity, and bioinformatics careers and/or entry into graduate school in these arenas.A fundamental goal of the project is to investigate the effects and challenges of a model for student success in experiential learning that includes: (a) engagement of industry in providing internships and developing real-world applications for project-based learning; (b) a summer orientation program to teach incoming students how to learn mathematics in subsequent courses; (c) seminars with industry input in project management; and (d) the implementation of faculty mentoring and cohort supports. Objectives include: enrolling eleven new S-STEM Scholars who are low-income, academically talented, and majoring in computer science, cybersecurity, or bioinformatics; graduating at least nine of the scholars in four years; and having all graduating scholars either employed in their field or attending graduate school within six months of graduation. To research and assess the impact of the various strategies, individually and cumulatively, the project team will use a qualitative and quantitative mixed-methods research and evaluation approach in connection with investigating a variety of variables including financial support, the orientation program and project management seminar, professional guidance and mentoring, and overall impact of industry influence and involvement. The research approach will allow the investigators to measure the success of their strategies, particularly concerning extensive and gauged interactions with industry. The research and evaluation will generate evidence that can be used to guide and inform sustained programming and transferability to other institutions, especially in urban areas.

为了应对计算机科学、网络安全和生物信息学领域的高劳动力需求，Fontbonne大学的“科学、技术、工程和数学项目（S-STEM）能力建设”项目的项目团队将与行业联系密切合作，以确保(1)Fontbonne的学位课程满足圣路易斯地区的当地需求，以及解决国家劳动力需求；学术上有天赋的学生将通过为S-STEM学者提供奖学金、学术和职业支持，为进入这些职业做好准备。该项目将侧重于在这些重点地区增加不同的低收入学生的入学、留校、毕业和安置。为了促进这一目标，该项目将提供11项奖学金、指导、向大学水平数学过渡的技能、本科生研究和实习机会、基于实际项目的学习、暑期培训计划和信息技术（IT）项目管理系列研讨会。与此同时，强大的行业联系将与该机构合作，提供系列研讨会、实习机会、顾问委员会服务和学生指导，以帮助促进和促进计算机科学、网络安全和生物信息学领域的职业发展和/或进入这些领域的研究生院。该项目的一个基本目标是研究一种模式对学生在体验式学习中取得成功的影响和挑战，其中包括：(A)工业界参与提供实习机会和开发基于项目的学习的实际应用；(b)暑期辅导计划，教导新生如何在后续课程中学习数学；(c)在项目管理方面有工业界投入的讨论会；(d)实施教师指导和群体支持。目标包括：招收11名新的S-STEM学者，他们是低收入的，有学术天赋的，主修计算机科学，网络安全或生物信息学；四年内至少有九人毕业；让所有的毕业生在他们的领域就业，或者在毕业后的六个月内就读研究生院。为了研究和评估各种策略的影响，项目团队将使用定性和定量混合方法研究和评估方法，并调查各种变量，包括财政支持，定向计划和项目管理研讨会，专业指导和指导，以及行业影响力和参与的整体影响。这种研究方法将使研究人员能够衡量他们的战略的成功，特别是涉及与工业的广泛和衡量的互动。研究和评价将产生证据，可用于指导和通报持续的方案拟订和向其他机构，特别是城市地区的机构的可转让性。