CSEM Scholars: Options in Mathematics and Computer Science

俄勒冈州CSEM奖学金计划的大学为学生提供广泛的支持，旨在通过毕业提高他们的保留率，鼓励他们在高级学位课程的招生，并最终确保他们在俄勒冈州不断变化的经济中所期望的就业成果。大部分的支持将从大学内已经提供的服务中收集：由学术学习服务，职业中心，信息技术课程，教学效率计划和多元文化事务办公室提供的服务。支持将以所需的五个季度综合研讨会序列的形式提供。该序列将由PI组织和教授，并自由使用演讲嘉宾，以增加学生与导师，榜样和研究顾问的接触。此外，学生将被要求采取独立的研究或实习学分至少一个季度。这些课程要求的目标有四个方面：（1）向学生介绍研究和研究生院的选择;（2）帮助学生进行职业规划，实习安排和确保毕业后就业;（3）拓宽学生对数学和计算机科学的看法;（4）帮助学生了解数学和计算机科学。以及（4）允许学生发展表达技能，同时向其他可能对攻读数学和计算机科学学位感兴趣的学生提供推广服务。该序列将包括两个新的课程-辅导课程和伟大的想法课程-这可能成为UO课程的永久部分。指导课程（与职业中心的工作人员共同授课）将向学生介绍信息面试的使用。学生将与他们所选领域的专业人士进行面试，以评估他们对特定职业的兴趣，并“评估”组织。学生们可以利用他们获得的信息向未来的雇主或网络推销自己，为未来的联系和工作机会打开大门。该课程还让学生练习展示他们的调查结果，并让他们有机会听到所有面试的报告，扩大他们对相关职业道路的知识。伟大的想法课程旨在拓宽学生的计算机科学和数学的视野，超越他们所需的部门课程的内容。该课程将包括一系列杰出的客座讲座，来自数学和计算机科学学院，讨论该领域真正伟大的想法。主题将来自计算机科学，数学，以及两个领域之间的桥梁。

The University of Oregon CSEM Scholar program provides extensive support to students, aimed at increasing their retention through graduation, encouraging their enrollment in advanced degree programs, and ultimately securing their desired employment outcomes in Oregon's changing economy. Much of the support will be gleaned from services already available within the University: services provided by Academic Learning Services, the Career Center, the Information Technology Curriculum, the Teaching Effectiveness Program, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The support will be delivered in the form of a required, integrated five quarter seminar sequence. The sequence will be organized and taught by the PI, with the liberal use of guest speakers to increase the students' contact with mentors, role models, and research advisers. In addition, the students will be required to take independent research or internship credit for at least one quarter. The goals of these curricular requirements are fourfold: (1) to introduce students to research and graduate school options; (2) to assist the students in career planning, internship placement, and securing post graduate employment; (3) to broaden the students' perspectives on Mathematics and Computer Science; and (4) to allow the students to develop presentation skills while providing outreach to other students potentially interested in pursuing math and computer science degrees. The sequence will include two new courses -- a Mentoring course and a Great Ideas course -- that could become a permanent part of the UO curriculum. The Mentoring course (cotaught with staff from the Careers Center) will introduce students to the use of informational interviews. The students will conduct interviews with professionals in their chosen field to assess their interest in specific careers and to "size up" organizations. Students can use the information they get to promote themselves to a prospective employer or to network, opening the door to future contacts and job possibilities. The course also gives students practice in presenting their findings and it gives them a chance to hear reports on all of the interviews, expanding their knowledge of related career paths. The Great Ideas course aims to broaden the students' view of Computer Science and Mathematics beyond the content of their required departmental courses. The course will consist of a series of distinguished, guest lectures from the Math and Computer Science faculty discussing the truly great ideas of the field. Topics will come from Computer Science, from Math, and from the bridges between the two fields.