The Transects Program: Pathways to Ocean Research Using a Collaborative Team Approach

样带项目：使用合作团队方法进行海洋研究的途径样带项目为多达32名本科生和16名研究生提供了亲身体验海洋学和科学过程的机会。本科生团队与研究生合作，并由查尔斯顿大学海洋学教师导师组成的多学科核心团队进行监督。参加样带项目的学生每人确定一个研究问题，并在为期5天的研究船上收集和处理海洋学样本。然后，在由pi开发和共同指导的邮轮后海洋学研究课程中，他们分析数据并记录结果。在新建立的查尔斯顿样带中，有四艘独立的游轮，每艘都有一个由学生和科学家组成的独特合作团队，每艘都有一个附带的邮轮后研究课程。除了学生研究之外，该项目的主要科学目标之一是建立一个广泛的多学科数据库，监测南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿附近大陆架区域的时空变化。东南海洋科学教育卓越中心（SE-COSEE）正在协助从北卡罗来纳州/南卡罗来纳州/佐治亚州地区的hbcu和msi中确定并招募4名本科生。在每年的秋季学期，有4到6名学生被邀请参加At Sea！一天的项目（由NOAA海岸服务中心提供旅行支持），以便他们熟悉海上过程。在海上!允许这些学生决定他们是否希望参加完整的横断面项目体验。每年5月，四名学生被选中参加春季横贯之旅，他们将获得全额资助。在查尔斯顿大学大洋项目工作人员的帮助下，学生们生成交互式在线资源，以记录研究结果和数据库，为多个受众提供访问权限。参与该项目的教师和学生在地区和国家会议上展示成果，并在专业期刊上发表成果。SE-COSEE提供总结性和形成性的项目评估，对持续评估和修改横断面项目至关重要。

The Transects Program: Pathways to Ocean Research Using a Collaborative Team ApproachSautter0331155The Transects Program provides the opportunity for as many as 32 undergraduate and 16 graduate students to experience oceanography and the scientific process first-hand. Teams of undergraduates work in collaboration with graduate students, and are overseen by a multidisciplinary core of College of Charleston oceanography faculty mentors. Students participating in the Transects Program each identify a research question and collect and process oceanographic samples during a 5-day cruise aboard a research vessel. They then analyze their data and document results during a post-cruise Oceanographic Research course, developed and co-instructed by the PIs. There are four separate cruises to sample a newly established Charleston Transect, each with a distinct collaborative team of students and scientists, and each with an accompanying post-cruise research course. In addition to student-generated research, one of the main scientific objectives of this project is the development of a broad, multidisciplinary database, monitoring the spatial and temporal variability of the continental shelf region off Charleston, SC.The Southeast Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (SE-COSEE) is assisting with identifying and recruiting 4 undergraduate students from HBCUs and MSIs in the North Carolina/South Carolina/Georgia region. During the fall semester each year, 4 to 6 students are invited to participate in an At Sea! day program (with travel supported by the NOAA Coastal Services Center) so that they are familiar with the sea-going process. At Sea! allows these students to determine if they wish to participate in the full Transects Program experience. Four of the students are chosen for the spring Transects cruise in May (each year), and they are fully supported by the grant.With assistance from the College of Charleston's Project Oceanica staff, students generate interactive on-line resources to document research results and databases, providing access to multiple audiences. Faculty and students participating in the project present results at regional and national conferences, and they publish results in professional journals. SE-COSEE provides summative and formative program evaluations, critical to the continual assessment and modification of the Transects Program.