Targeted Infusion Project: Earlier Access to Cutting-Edge Research Experiences for Undergraduate STEM Education at Jackson State University

历史黑人学院和大学本科课程(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。杰克逊州立大学的这个项目旨在让本科生在他们的课程作业中参与原创研究问题。预计工程学本科课程将得到加强，学生将增加学术信心，加深对STEM知识的理解。这个拟议的项目旨在为HBCU的本科生提供尖端的基于课程的本科研究经验(CURE)，以便他们能够在STEM取得成功。该项目的目标是：(1)通过治疗方法促进非裔美国学生在STEM各个学科中的坚持和成功；(2)帮助非裔美国学生更多地参与STEM学习，使更多的人能够获得研究；(3)提高学生的创造力、分析和解决问题的能力；以及(4)激发非裔美国学生在STEM中接受更高水平教育的愿望。建议的CURES模式可以扩展到其他HBCU和工程教育社区，以帮助少数族裔学生不仅在STEM课堂上取得成功，而且在STEM职业生涯中也取得成功。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects support 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. This project at Jackson State University intends to involve undergraduate students in original research problems during their coursework. It is expected that the undergraduate curriculum in Engineering will be enhanced and students will have increased academic confidence and a deeper understanding of STEM knowledge. This proposed project aims to include cutting-edge course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for undergraduate students at an HBCU so that they can succeed in STEM. The project goals are: (1) to promote African American students’ persistence and success in various STEM disciplines through CUREs; (2) to help African American students become more engaged in STEM learning and make research accessible to a more diverse group; (3) to improve students’ creativity, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and (4) to inspire African American students’ desire to pursue a higher level of education in STEM. The proposed CUREs models can be expanded to other HBCUs and the engineering education community to help minority students succeed in not only the STEM classroom but also in STEM careers.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.