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Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science

工程和计算机科学杰出学者

基本信息

批准号：
1643869
负责人：
Karinna Vernaza
金额：
$ 99.99万
依托单位：
Gannon University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-04-01 至 2021-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1643869&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Scholars Excellence Engineering Computer Science

项目摘要

The Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) program will be an interdisciplinary, multi-year, mixed academic-level program offering scholarships to engineering and computer science majors with academic talent and financial need. The goals of the scholarship program will be to: (1) increase the number of low-income, academically talented students in engineering and computer science majors, (2) assist students in continuing their STEM education through graduation, (3) foster professional development for STEM careers and graduate education, and (4) study the impact of targeted intervention strategies on retention of STEM majors. Students awarded SEECS scholarships will be required to attend a seminar with a team-based, project-based environment structure. The SEECS seminar will encompass three components: engineering design, professional development, and personal development. Facets of STEM majors' professional and personal development will be addressed through workshops, university support services, lectures, and invited speakers. While the professional and personal development facets will occur through typical seminar activities, such as guest speakers and reflective activities, the engineering design component will be the pivotal experience to connect and build engineering competency and personal confidence. Additionally, the design projects will benefit regional service organizations. The SEECS academic-research project will assess the effect of academic interventions on retention rates of high-performing students at the University. University-wide data will be analyzed to monitor the individual effects of intervention strategies. Peer-assisted study strategies (PASS) will be utilized as an intervention to address potential low academic performance. PASS uses peer-tutored extra help sessions for identified attrition point courses. SEECS will evaluate the success of PASS programs in reducing attrition. Project resources will be utilized to investigate the research question: Does peer-assisted study have a measurable positive effect on academic performance for nominally high-achieving students? Additionally, the project will continue to study and disseminate the effect of experiential education as expressed through community-service design projects. The expected outcomes of the proposed work include the dissemination of: (1) research study results, (2) program structure and successes to provide a model for implementation, and (3) student-generated STEM solutions to support local non-profit organizations.

卓越的工程和计算机科学（SEECS）计划的学者将是一个跨学科，多年，混合学术水平的计划提供奖学金，以工程和计算机科学专业的学术人才和经济需要。奖学金计划的目标是：（1）增加工程和计算机科学专业低收入，学术天赋的学生数量，（2）帮助学生继续他们的STEM教育，直到毕业，（3）促进STEM职业和研究生教育的专业发展，以及（4）研究有针对性的干预策略对保留STEM专业的影响。获得SEECS奖学金的学生将被要求参加一个以团队为基础，以项目为基础的环境结构的研讨会。SEECS研讨会将包括三个部分：工程设计，专业发展和个人发展。STEM专业的专业和个人发展方面将通过研讨会，大学支持服务，讲座和特邀演讲者来解决。虽然专业和个人发展方面将通过典型的研讨会活动发生，如嘉宾演讲和反思活动，工程设计部分将是连接和建立工程能力和个人信心的关键经验。此外，设计项目将有利于区域服务组织。SEECS学术研究项目将评估学术干预措施对大学高成绩学生保留率的影响。将对全校范围的数据进行分析，以监测干预策略的个人效果。同伴辅助学习策略（PASS）将被用作解决潜在的低学习成绩的干预措施。PASS使用同行辅导的额外帮助会议确定损耗点课程。SEECS将评估PASS计划在减少流失方面的成功。项目资源将被用来调查的研究问题：同伴辅助学习是否有一个可衡量的积极影响，对学业成绩的名义上高成就的学生？此外，该项目将继续研究和传播通过社区服务设计项目表达的体验式教育的效果。拟议工作的预期成果包括传播：（1）研究结果，（2）计划结构和成功，以提供实施模式，以及（3）学生生成的STEM解决方案，以支持当地非营利组织。