Online Competency-Based Education of Technicians in Computer-aided Design and Cyber Security

计算机辅助设计和网络安全技术人员的在线能力教育

• 批准号: 1901776
• 负责人: Norma Colunga-Hernandez
• 金额: $ 22.8万
• 依托单位: Texas State Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1901776&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Online; Competency; Based; Education; Technicians

Providing high-quality college education and professional opportunities in rural areas continue to be a national challenge. To help address this challenge, Texas State Technical College will develop and implement on-line competency-based programs in Computer Aided Design and in Cyber Security. The project will focus on serving non-traditional students and individuals living in rural areas, populations that have less access to technical education programs. Project activities will include updating and expanding existing curricula to respond to current industry demands; providing professional development for faculty; providing on-going mentoring and support services for students; developing handbooks for faculty who are teaching the courses; developing a model for on-line competency-based education that can be used in other career and technical fields and by other institutions; and supporting job placement opportunities for graduates. This project will also reach high school students through dual enrollment and, thus, has the potential to increase the number of students seeking academic and career opportunities in Computer Aided Design and Cyber Security across Texas. Beyond creating and implementing the new curricula, the project is designed to increase connections between students, faculty, the college, and industry. Such connections have the potential to enhance students' educational experiences, expand the capacity of faculty to understand industry needs and opportunities, and increase the placement of highly qualified technicians into high demand fields. Program evaluation activities will assess the curriculum development processes, the success of new industry advisory boards, the retention and academic performance of the students, and rates of graduation and placement into industry jobs. Project results will be presented at academic and professional conferences and submitted for publication. This project is funded by the NSF Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在农村地区提供高质量的大学教育和职业机会仍然是国家面临的挑战。为了应对这一挑战，德克萨斯州立技术学院将开发和实施基于在线能力的计算机辅助设计和网络安全课程。该项目将重点为非传统学生和生活在农村地区的个人提供服务，这些人接受技术教育的机会较少。项目活动将包括更新和扩大现有课程，以满足当前工业的需求；为教师提供专业发展；为学生提供持续的辅导及支援服务；为教授课程的教师编写手册；开发一种联机能力教育模式，可供其他职业和技术领域以及其他机构使用；并为毕业生提供就业机会。该项目还将通过双招生的方式覆盖高中学生，因此，有可能增加德克萨斯州计算机辅助设计和网络安全领域寻求学术和职业机会的学生人数。除了创建和实施新课程，该项目还旨在增加学生、教师、学院和行业之间的联系。这种联系有可能提高学生的教育经验，扩大教师了解行业需求和机会的能力，并增加高需求领域的高素质技术人员的安置。项目评估活动将评估课程开发过程、新行业咨询委员会的成功、学生的保留和学业表现、毕业率和进入行业工作的安置率。项目成果将在学术和专业会议上展示并提交出版。该项目由美国国家科学基金会先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。