Attracting a New Generation of Students to Computing

拟议项目的主要目标是通过吸引更多的新学生进入计算机工程系来增加计算机专业的招生人数，从而增加进入劳动力大军或计算机研究生课程的供应。智力价值：该系的长期战略包括三个主要部分：(1)与初中和高中教师合作，提高学生对计算机的兴趣；(2)修改学术课程，使其对潜在学生更具吸引力；(3)提供奖学金作为激励，使大学教育在财务上更可行。奖学金部分与新的网络设计和工程学士学位课程相结合，该学位课程是为了应对学生不断变化的兴趣而创建的，同时继续提供计算机、软件和网络方面的强大教育。学者得到强有力的学术支持，全面而有重点的建议，上级部门导师，辅导，社区建设社交活动，以及特定学科的合作和职业就业机会。更广泛的影响：新的网络设计和工程学士学位旨在吸引一类新的学生，他们原本不会选择计算机工程专业，他们将网络视为艺术表达和社交的媒介，并希望更好地了解其技术能力和局限性。这一新的学位课程旨在吸引更多的女性和其他代表性不足的学生。

The primary objective of the proposed project is to increase enrollment in computing by attracting additional new students to the computer engineering department, thus increasing the supply of graduates entering the workforce or graduate programs in computing. Intellectual Merit: The long-term strategy of this department includes three primary components: (1) working with middle school and high school teachers to increase student interest in computing, (2) revising academic programs to make them more attractive to prospective students, and (3) providing scholarships as incentives and to make education at the university more financially feasible. The scholarship component is coupled with the introduction of a new BS degree program in Web Design and Engineering, created in response to changing student interests, while continuing to provide a strong education in computers, software, and networks. Scholars receive strong academic support, comprehensive and focused advising, upper-division departmental mentors, tutoring, community-building social activities, and opportunities for discipline-specific co-op and career employment. Broader Impact: The new BS in Web Design and Engineering is designed to attract a new kind of student who would otherwise not have chosen an engineering program in computing - one who sees the Web as a medium for artistic expression and social interaction, and who wants to better understand its technical capabilities and limitations. This new degree program is designed to attract more female and other under-represented students.