Targeted Infusion Project: Developing a Minor in Applied Mathematics at Savannah State University

有针对性的注入项目：在萨凡纳州立大学辅修应用数学

• 批准号: 1719444
• 负责人: Agegnehu Atena
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Savannah State 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: 2017-07-01 至 2022-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1719444&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Developing; Minor

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Savannah State University (SSU) seeks to develop a new applied math minor and make curricular improvements to upper level math courses that will strengthen the applied math focus. This project is aimed at improving the quality of math teaching and learning in upper level courses by offering the minor through an applied math, active learning focus. By engaging and inspiring students, the minor will increase enrollment in upper level math courses, and provide SSU STEM majors with the mathematical problem-solving skills demanded in the increasingly data-driven 21st century job market. The project is expected to strengthen the mathematical knowledge and capabilities and increase retention, graduation, and entry into competitive STEM jobs by minority applied math minors and other SSU graduates.The overarching project goal is to establish a sustainable minor program in Applied Mathematics, and thereby increase undergraduate STEM enrollment, retention, graduation and entry into STEM jobs and graduate programs. The specific goals are to 1) increase interest and enrollment in math fields, 2) strengthen math teaching and learning and develop students' mathematical knowledge and problem solving capabilities, 3) strengthen connections to STEM careers, and 4) strengthen pipelines from K-12 to college math programs. The project will generate new knowledge and evidence on how an applied math minor program which includes interdisciplinary problems and an active learning approach will strengthen the mathematical problem solving skills and competencies of underrepresented minority students and their qualifications for competitive STEM jobs and graduate programs.

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。萨凡纳州立大学(SSU)的这个项目旨在开发一个新的应用数学辅修课程，并对高级数学课程进行课程改进，以加强对应用数学的关注。该项目旨在通过提供一个应用数学，主动学习的重点来提高高级课程的数学教和学的质量。通过吸引和激励学生，辅修课程将增加高级数学课程的入学人数，并为SSU STEM专业的学生提供日益数据驱动的21世纪就业市场所需的数学解决问题的技能。该项目预计将加强数学知识和能力，增加少数应用数学未成年人和其他SSU毕业生的保留率、毕业率和进入竞争激烈的STEM工作。项目的总体目标是建立一个可持续的应用数学辅修课程，从而增加本科生STEM的招生、保留率、毕业率和进入STEM工作和研究生课程的人数。具体目标是1)提高对数学领域的兴趣和入学率，2)加强数学教与学，发展学生的数学知识和解决问题的能力，3)加强与STEM职业的联系，4)加强从K-12到大学数学课程的管道。该项目将产生新的知识和证据，说明包含跨学科问题和积极学习方法的应用数学辅修课程将如何加强未被充分代表的少数族裔学生的数学问题解决技能和能力，以及他们获得竞争激烈的STEM工作和研究生课程的资格。