Advancing Computer Science Transfers for Success

推进计算机科学转移以取得成功

• 批准号: 2130406
• 负责人: Marcelo Sztainberg
• 金额: $ 150万
• 依托单位: Northeastern Illinois University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2130406&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advancing; Computer; Science; Transfers; Success

This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU). NEIU is a Hispanic Serving Institution with 42% of the undergraduate population identifying as Hispanics. Over the six-year duration of this project, 45 community college transfer students, who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in CS, will receive scholarships. The project personnel will recruit transfer students from Wilbur Wright, Harry Truman and Oakton Community Colleges. These students will receive two-year scholarships. The project personnel will enhance the CS curriculum by adding the use of industry standard tools and methodologies into the teaching of entry level courses. Of significance is the introduction of mentors from faculty, alumni, and industry partners that will support the scholars as they advance in their degree and prepare them during their transition into the workforce, or a graduate program, upon completion. Due to the high representation of minority students among CS majors at NEIU, this project has the potential to broaden participation in CS careers and to learn how a curriculum aligned with industry practices and mentoring activities support retention and graduation of these students.The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion of low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. Student attrition at the low-level introductory CS courses is historically high among low-income students. This project will investigate the effects of incorporating industry standard tools and methodologies into curricular and non-curricular activities, while actively mentoring students. Researchers will also advance the understanding of which type of curricular improvements and active interventions have a positive impact in student success. Expected outcomes include increasing the scholar’s commitment to CS careers and increasing satisfaction with the program in general. This will translate to an increase of student retention, graduation, and career placement rates overall. This evaluation of this project will include analyzing surveys and conducting interviews with scholars and faculty involved. Course data, retention, graduation, and career placement information will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the changes and strategies implemented. Results of this project will be disseminated in relevant conferences (ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education, Great Minds in STEM), journals (Journal of Educational Computing Research, Journal for STEM Education Research), and in meetings of the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI). This project is funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income, academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future STEM workers, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students.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.

该项目将有助于国家需要受过良好教育的科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员，通过支持高成就，低收入学生的保留和毕业，证明在东北伊利诺伊大学（NEIU）的经济需要。NEIU是一个西班牙裔服务机构，42%的本科生人口被确定为西班牙裔。 在这个项目的六年期间，45个社区学院转学生，谁是在CS攻读学士学位，将获得奖学金。项目人员将从威尔伯·赖特、哈里·杜鲁门和奥克顿社区学院招收转学生。 这些学生将获得为期两年的奖学金。 项目人员将通过在入门级课程的教学中增加使用行业标准工具和方法来加强计算机科学课程。 重要的是从教师，校友和行业合作伙伴，将支持学者，因为他们在他们的程度推进，并准备他们在他们过渡到劳动力，或研究生课程，完成后导师的介绍。 由于少数民族学生在NEIU的CS专业中的代表性很高，这个项目有可能扩大CS职业的参与，并了解与行业实践和指导活动相一致的课程如何支持这些学生的保留和毕业。这个项目的总体目标是增加低收入，高成就的本科生的STEM学位完成证明经济需要。 在低收入家庭的学生中，低水平的CS入门课程的学生流失率历来很高。 该项目将调查将行业标准工具和方法纳入课程和非课程活动的影响，同时积极指导学生。 研究人员还将进一步了解哪种类型的课程改进和积极干预对学生的成功产生积极影响。 预期成果包括增加学者对CS职业的承诺，并提高对该计划的满意度。 这将转化为学生保留，毕业和职业安置率的整体增加。 对该项目的评估将包括分析调查和对相关学者和教师进行访谈。 课程数据，保留，毕业和职业安置信息将用于评估实施的变化和战略的有效性。 该项目的成果将在相关会议（ACM计算机科学教育特别兴趣小组，STEM的伟大思想），期刊（教育计算研究杂志，STEM教育研究杂志）以及西班牙裔服务机构计算联盟（CAHSI）的会议上传播。 该项目由NSF的科学，技术，工程和数学奖学金计划资助，该计划旨在增加低收入，有学术天赋的学生的数量，这些学生表现出经济需求，并获得STEM领域的学位。 它还旨在改善未来STEM工作者的教育，并产生关于低收入学生的学术成功，保留，转移，毕业和学术/职业道路的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。