HBCU-UP Planning Grant at Fisk University to Enhance Student Preparedness for and Undergraduate Research Opportunities

菲斯克大学规划助学金将确定可持续的最佳实践，以增加该机构对STEM的留学生、学习成功和职业兴趣。实现这一目标的具体努力包括使用优势、劣势、机会和威胁(SWOT)分析对IT STEM本科课程和研究基础设施进行自学，研究本科研究的国家模型，利用循证结果来制定和制定机构计划。将开发一份STEM知识地图，以数字方式记录所有STEM课程的内容和目标，并描述它们之间的关系。该工具将有助于确定在自学之后STEM计划中需要进行哪些调整和修改。规划过程将包括综合目前有关虚拟辅导的知识，计划将包括为FISK STEM学生创建一个虚拟辅导社区。这种自我评估方法可以作为其他类似机构的模式，用于了解他们的STEM项目的优势、劣势和机会，以及如何在整个课程中整合本科生的研究经验。

The Fisk University Planning Grant will identify sustainable best-practices to increase student retention, learning success and career interest in STEM at the institution. The specific efforts to achieve this includes undertaking a self-study of it STEM undergraduate programs and research infrastructure using a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis, studying national models for undergraduate research, utilizing evidence-based results to develop and institutional plan. A STEM Knowledge Map will be developed to digital capture the content and objectives of all of the STEM courses and depict the relationships to each other. This tool will help in determining what alignments and modifications will be needed in the STEM programs following the self-study. The planning process will include a synthesis of current knowledge about virtual mentoring and plans will include creation of a virtual mentoring community for FISK STEM students. This self evaluation approach can serve as a model for similar other institutions to utilize in gaining understanding of their STEM programs strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and how to integrate undergraduate research experiences throughout the curriculum..