Navigating Students to In-Demand Tech Careers in Secure Mobile Programming in the NYC Region

该项目旨在为国家利益服务，为历史上代表性不足的群体的学生建立一个管道项目，让他们在高需求的高级移动编程领域获得技术技能，重点是网络安全和安全编程。随着移动应用程序的网络安全风险激增，在地区和国家劳动力中，安全移动应用程序开发人才持续短缺。此外，信息技术领域并没有反映纽约市或全国人口的多样性。曼哈顿社区学院（BMCC）是纽约市的一所少数族裔服务机构。作为一个少数族裔服务机构，BMCC在为STEM，特别是网络安全职业中代表性不足的群体的学生增加获得技术职业的机会方面发挥着重要作用。BMCC将与曼哈顿桥高中以及纽约当地的几家IT公司合作，促进当地下一代先进技术劳动力的多样性、包容性和卓越性。提出的核心教学创新有可能成为全国副学士学位授予机构的典范。项目团队打算：(1)在纽约市的一所高中和一所社区大学提高教师发展和学生在快速发展的安全移动编程领域的学习；(2)支持学生获得技术编程技能和围绕批判性思维、协作和设计的核心能力；(3)建立、扩大和维持行业合作伙伴关系，为学生提供纽约市安全移动计算行业的专业实习机会，从而为学生获得高质量的工作铺平道路。该项目有可能填补当地严重的劳动力缺口。外部评估人员将领导项目评估，包括形成性评估和总结性评估。将使用定量和定性工具来评估项目的目标。项目团队计划在技术讨论会和研讨会、先进技术教育会议和其他网络平台上分享发现和项目成果。该项目由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。

This project aims to serve the national interest by establishing a pipeline program for students from historically underrepresented groups to gain technical skills in the high demand field of advanced mobile programming, with an emphasis on cybersecurity and secure programming. As the cybersecurity risks to mobile applications proliferate, there is a persistent shortage of secure mobile application development talents in both the regional and national workforce. In addition, the information technology field has not reflected the diverse population of New York City (NYC) or the Nation. Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a minority serving institution in NYC. As a minority serving institution, BMCC has an important role to play in increasing access to technical careers for students from groups underrepresented in STEM and specifically cybersecurity careers. BMCC will partner with Manhattan Bridges High School as well as several NYC local IT companies to foster diversity, inclusion, and excellence for the local next generation advanced technology workforce. The proposed core pedagogical innovation has the potential to become a model for associate degree granting institutions nationally.The project team intends to : (1) improve faculty development and students' learning in the rapidly growing field of secure mobile programming at a high school and a community college in NYC; (2) support students in gaining both technical programming skills and core competencies around critical thinking, collaboration, and design; (3) build, expand and sustain industry partnerships that will provide students with professional internship opportunities in the secure mobile computing industry in NYC, thus paving the way for students to secure high quality jobs. The project has the potential to fill a critical local workforce gap. An external evaluator will lead the project evaluation including both formative and summative assessments. Both quantitative and qualitative tools will be used to evaluate the objectives of the project. The project team plans to share findings and project results at technical colloquia and seminars, Advanced Technology Education conferences and other networking platforms. This project is funded by the 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.