The CSUF Undergraduate Reform Initiative

加州州立大学本科生改革计划将解决与富勒顿加州州立大学三个本科生群体的学术需求相关的基础设施问题：科学、数学和工程（SME）的低年级专业；中小企业专业高年级学生；以及非这些专业的学生。具体来说，它将解决留住更多低级别理工科专业学生的需求；培养更多具有科学素养的各专业毕业生，让未来的教师对科学和数学更有信心；并为毕业生提供成功职业所需的技能。该计划侧重于三个方面：基础课程、通识教育和教师准备，以及专业的跨学科加强。三个跨学科的教师团队将领导这项计划，在学年期间参加务虚会和会议，计划和试点具体的课程和项目。基础课程团队将探索如何教授数学，使其与科学和工程更相关，将基于技术的教学引入课堂；并改善学术指导。通识教育和教师准备小组将探讨为中小企业专业学生量身定制的综合低年级交流课程的可行性，并研究如何使科学和数学内容与国家标准保持一致，并鼓励中小企业专业学生考虑从事教学工作。跨学科强化小组将探索中小企业专业学生学习商业和沟通的方法，并将扩大体验式学习的机会。该计划将建立一个基础设施，旨在培养在科学、数学和技术方面更有素养的学生，为他们的职业生涯和作为公民的责任做好更充分的准备。它将引导大学摆脱僵化的、以学科为导向的院系化，转向更加无缝衔接的课程。最后，它将有助于改变校园文化，帮助教师更容易接受变化，并拥抱与其他学科的联系。

The CSUF Undergraduate Reform Initiative will address infrastructure issues relating to the academic needs of three undergraduate populations at California State University, Fullerton: lower- division majors in science, mathematics and engineering (SME); upper-division SME majors; and students not majoring in those fields. Specifically, it will address the need to retain greater numbers of lower-division majors in science and engineering; to produce more scientifically literate graduates from all majors and to give future teachers more confidence in science and mathematics; and to provide graduates the skills they need for successful careers. The initiative focuses on three areas: foundation courses, general education and teacher preparation, and interdisciplinary enhancements for majors. Three interdisciplinary faculty teams will lead the initiative, participating in retreats and meeting during the academic year to plan and pilot specific curricula and projects. The foundation courses team will explore ways to teach mathematics so it is more relevant to science and engineering, to introduce technology-based instruction into the classroom; and to improve academic advisement. The general education and teacher preparation team will explore the feasibility of an integrated lower-division communication course tailored to the needs of SME majors and examine ways to align science and mathematics content with national standards and to encourage SME majors to consider teaching careers. The interdisciplinary enhancements team will explore ways for SME majors to study business and communication and will expand opportunities for experiential learning. The initiative will create an infrastructure designed to produce students who are more literate in science, mathematics and technology and better-prepared for their careers and their responsibilities as citizens. It will direct the university away from rigid, discipline-driven departmentalization and toward a more seamless curriculum. Finally, it will help transform the campus culture, helping faculty to become more receptive to change and to embrace connections with other disciplines.