Map Your Success

绘制您的成功地图

• 批准号: 2300775
• 负责人: Tamara Biegas
• 金额: $ 42.72万
• 依托单位: Harford Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2300775&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Map; Your; Success

This project aims to serve the national interest by increasing pathways into its geospatial technology (GST) associate of applied science (A.A.S.) and for-credit certificate programs at Harford Community College (HCC). As GST is woven into government and industry applications, employers in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond increasingly need a workforce with the technical skills to create, develop, use, and analyze mapping and surveying technologies and products. Within GST, there has also been a call for research to better understand how to equip educators, build relevant curricula, and engage future GST learners. As one- and two-year GST training programs structured for nontraditional students can effectively move workers from entry-level, low-wage jobs into well-paying careers the project’s significance includes supporting students’ career advancement and financial security. Through the Map Your Success project’s diverse connections to schools, public and private employers, and communities where workforce development is needed, HCC expects to demonstrate the high value and relevance of GST careers. The project aligns with NSF’s mission and draws on Advanced Technological Education (ATE) scholarship, including the work of the ATE-supported GeoTech Center, to advance understanding of how GST programs integrate traditional STEM skills with social and behavioral sciences. The project will support the GST program to train in the competencies employers seek and can effectively open a new pipeline into GST jobs for community college students.HCC’s goals are to increase GST A.A.S. enrollment from 9 students to 20 students per year and enroll an annual average of 20 GST certificate students by the end of the project period. Project objectives are to (1) enhance the GST A.A.S. and certificate programs to align with workforce needs; (2) enroll an average of 20 GST A.A.S. students and 20 GST certificate students annually, reaching approximately 100 students over the three-year ATE project period, by engaging secondary educators, high school students, and current HCC students in GST outreach and education opportunities; and (3) retain and graduate an average of 80% of students in each program and support their advancement into relevant technical careers. HCC will learn from and partner with the GeoTech Center and the Maryland Geographic Alliance at Towson University to develop statewide professional training opportunities for secondary educators; create a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicles course; expand the existing GST Advisory Board; strengthen GST internships; hold annual International GIS Day events; and reach out to local high schools and underserved communities. Through Map Your Success project evaluation, HCC will investigate, generate new knowledge about, and disseminate findings on the pathways into GST careers from diverse entry points, as well as the benefits of effective partnerships in training the next generation of technically skilled mapping and GIS technicians. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) 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.

该项目旨在通过增加进入其地理空间技术（GST）应用科学（A.A.S.）的途径来服务于国家利益。和哈佛社区学院（HCC）的学分证书课程。随着GST被纳入政府和行业应用程序，大西洋中部及其他地区的雇主越来越需要一支拥有技术技能的劳动力，以创建，开发，使用和分析测绘和测量技术和产品。在GST内部，也有人呼吁进行研究，以更好地了解如何装备教育工作者，建立相关的课程，并吸引未来的GST学习者。由于为非传统学生设计的为期一年和两年的GST培训计划可以有效地将工人从入门级的低工资工作转变为高薪职业，该项目的意义包括支持学生的职业发展和经济安全。通过Map Your Success项目与学校、公共和私人雇主以及需要劳动力发展的社区的多样化联系，HCC希望展示GST职业的高价值和相关性。该项目与NSF的使命一致，并借鉴了先进技术教育（ATE）奖学金，包括ATE支持的GeoTech中心的工作，以促进对GST计划如何将传统STEM技能与社会和行为科学相结合的理解。该项目将支持GST计划，以培训雇主寻求的能力，并可以有效地为社区大学生打开一个新的管道进入GST工作。HCC的目标是增加GST A.A.S.每年招收9名学生到20名学生，到项目期结束时，每年平均招收20名GST证书学生。项目目标是：（1）提高商品及服务税的A.A.S.和证书课程，以配合劳动力的需求;（2）平均招收20个GST A.A.S.通过让中学教育工作者、高中生和目前的HCC学生参与GST推广和教育机会，每年为20名学生和20名获得GST证书的学生提供培训，在三年的ATE项目期内为大约100名学生提供培训;以及（3）在每个项目中平均保留和毕业80%的学生，并支持他们进入相关技术职业。HCC将向GeoTech中心和陶森大学的马里兰州地理联盟学习并与之合作，为中学教育工作者提供全州范围的专业培训机会;创建一个新的无人驾驶飞行器课程;扩大现有的GST咨询委员会;加强GST实习;举办年度国际GIS日活动;并深入当地高中和服务不足的社区。通过地图您的成功项目评估，HCC将调查，产生新的知识，并传播从不同切入点进入GST职业生涯的途径，以及有效合作伙伴关系在培训下一代技术熟练的地图和GIS技术人员方面的好处。该项目由先进技术教育（ATE）计划资助，该计划专注于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。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。