Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science

工程和计算机科学杰出学者(SEECS)计划将是一个跨学科、多年、混合学术水平的计划，为有学术天赋和经济需要的工程和计算机科学专业的学生提供奖学金。奖学金计划的目标将是：(1)增加工程和计算机科学专业的低收入、有学术天赋的学生的数量；(2)帮助学生在毕业后继续接受STEM教育；(3)促进STEM职业和研究生教育的专业发展；(4)研究有针对性的干预策略对STEM专业留住的影响。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专业学生职业和个人发展的方方面面将通过研讨会、大学支持服务、讲座和特邀演讲来解决。虽然专业和个人发展方面将通过典型的研讨会活动进行，如嘉宾演讲和反思活动，但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，设计项目将使区域服务组织受益。SEECS学术研究项目将评估学术干预对该大学优秀学生保留率的影响。将对大学范围内的数据进行分析，以监测干预策略的个别效果。将利用同伴辅助学习策略(PASS)作为干预措施，以解决潜在的学习成绩低下问题。PASS使用同行辅导的额外帮助课程来确定减员点课程。SEECS将评估PASS计划在减少自然减员方面的成功。项目资源将被用来调查这一研究问题：对于名义上成绩优异的学生，同伴辅助学习是否对学习成绩有可衡量的积极影响？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教育的效果。拟议工作的预期成果包括：(1)研究性研究成果的传播；(2)为实施提供模式的方案结构和成功；以及(3)学生生成的STEM解决方案，以支持当地的非营利组织。

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.