CPATH CB: Sacramento CPATH Community Building Project

这个项目处理在计算中扩展劳动力专门知识以满足加利福尼亚的萨克拉门托区域的需要。它有潜力成为两年制和四年制学术机构、政府和工业之间合作的国家模式，以提高美国的竞争力。该项目涉及福尔索姆湖学院和萨克拉门托州立大学的教师和领导，通过探索地区趋势和劳动力需求，响应国家和地方对计算机专家不断扩大的需求。使用多组织协作活动，项目团队将解决：1。学术机构应该培养什么样的专业知识？为了在萨克拉门托地区创造21世纪繁荣的计算机劳动力，机构需要培养学生的哪些技能和能力？2. 改变教育体验的有效策略是什么？如何让学生重新投入？需要什么资源？该项目将启动有关这些问题的对话，并在教育工作者、专业人士和雇主之间建立联系，为萨克拉门托地区的本科计算机教育的有效转变做好必要的准备。来自不同学科和机构的教师之间的互动，有望产生新的教学和合作视角，共同的研究兴趣，以及创新的跨学科-跨机构项目，有效地重新吸引该地区学生的思想和兴趣。该项目包括两年制学院和四年制大学的活动，最大限度地扩大了项目的覆盖范围，包括加州社区学院系统中庞大而高度多样化的社区学院学生群体，该系统每年为超过250万名学生提供服务。

This project addresses expanding workforce expertise in computing to meet the needs of the Sacramento region of California. It has the potential to serve as a national model for collaboration among two and four year academic institutions, govenment, and industry for improving American competitiveness. Involving faculty and leadership at Folsom Lake College and Sacramento State University, the project responds to the expanding national and local need for computing experts by exploring regional trends and workforce requirements. Using multi-organization collaborative activities, the project team will address: 1. What types of expertise should academic institutions be developing -- what skills and competencies do institutions need to develop in students in order to create a thriving computing workforce for the 21st century in the Sacramento region? 2. What are effective strategies for transformation of the educational experience -- how can students be re-engaged? What resources are needed? This project will initiate dialogue about these issues and build linkages between educators, professionals, and employers that are necessary in preparing for the effective transformation of undergraduate computing education in the Sacramento region. The interaction between faculty members from multiple disciplines, and across institutions, are expected to result in new perspectives on instruction and collaboration, shared research interests, and innovative interdisciplinary-cross institutional projects that are effective in re-engaging the minds and interests of students in the region. This project includes activities at both a two-year college and a four-year university, maximizing the reach of the project to include the large and highly diverse community college student population of the California Community College System which serves over 2.5 million students each year.