A Strategic Plan Towards Developing a New Associate Degree Program in Radiation Health Physics at Navajo Technical University

纳瓦霍技术大学制定辐射健康物理学新副学士学位课程的战略计划

• 批准号: 2016212
• 负责人: Abhishek RoyChowdhury
• 金额: $ 4.99万
• 依托单位: Navajo Technical University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-03-01 至 2022-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2016212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Strategic; Plan; Towards; Developing; New

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the research capacity at these institutions expands the opportunities for students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be locally relevant, and encourages a faculty community to look beyond the traditional classroom for intellectual and professional growth. This project aligns directly with that goal, allowing the institution's faculty and administrators to design and develop a comprehensive plan for improving and expanding STEM instruction. Navajo Technical University (NTU) serves the Navajo Nation. NTU has partnered with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Chattanooga State Community College (CSCC) for developing its strategic plan towards developing a Radiation Health Physics Associate Degree program. NRC has an ongoing relationship with NTU and will bring in professionals in the field with rich experience and knowledge in training, program designing, course standardization, certifications and current practices in the radiation physics area. CSCC has successful experience in planning and implementing the radiation protection program. NTU has assembled a team that not only has immense experience in the field of radiation physics, but also has new program building experience.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.

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的研究能力，扩大了学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，为可能与当地相关的领域提供了研究，并鼓励教师社区超越传统课堂寻求智力和专业成长。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，允许该机构的教师和管理人员设计和开发一个全面的计划，以改善和扩大STEM教学。纳瓦霍技术大学（NTU）为纳瓦霍民族服务。NTU已与核管理委员会（NRC）和查塔努加州立社区学院（CSCC）合作，制定其发展辐射健康物理副学士学位课程的战略计划。NRC与NTU保持着持续的关系，并将引进该领域的专业人士，他们在辐射物理领域的培训，课程设计，课程标准化，认证和当前实践方面拥有丰富的经验和知识。CSCC在规划和实施辐射防护计划方面具有成功的经验。NTU组建了一支不仅在辐射物理领域拥有丰富经验，而且具有新项目建设经验的团队。该奖项反映了NSF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。