S-STEM: Increasing Diversity in Next Generation Computing

这个S-STEM项目正在计算机科学和管理信息系统两个相关专业增加下一代计算的多样性。计算机科学和管理信息系统专业的学生在课程设置上有着密切的联系，在学生组织、座谈会、学生辅导会议和校友指导等方面也有显著的重叠。该计划将强调来自代表性不足群体的学生的参与，包括女性和少数族裔学生、第一代大学生和来自阿拉巴马州经济困难地区的学生。该项目：1)招募合格的学生，2)提供支持基础设施，以提高学生的成功，3)为在这些领域表现出对学习的承诺的学生提供经济援助，以及4)使学生接触到计算机方面的新进展。该项目在四年期间为24名本科生提供奖学金，其中计算机科学系12个奖学金，管理信息系统系12个奖学金。提供奖学金可以缓解这些领域学生的一些财务风险。该项目建立了一个正式的结构，用于在学生的学术生涯中评估和帮助他们，包括教师、同行和校友指导，以及接触云计算、安全、商业智能和机器人等计算领域的新进展。其结果是加强他们的专业发展和对研究的参与，这可以增加他们未来在STEM领域的成功，无论是在工业还是学术界。该项目的基础是关于招收、保留和录取代表人数不足群体成员的学生的研究结果。将正式的评估周期作为学员学术生涯的一部分，不仅有助于提高学员的学习质量，还有助于进一步了解学员所经历的困难，并有助于开发新的技术以提高学员的成绩。增加学生的知识和接触该领域的前沿思想有助于他们为未来的问题创造解决方案。参与这个项目的所有教师都是代表不足的群体的成员，他们是学生的榜样，而学生又是学术水平较低的学生的榜样。此外，对下一代计算的重视有助于我们项目中的学生准备好在该领域创新和领导的知识和工具。

This S-STEM project is Increasing Diversity in Next-Generation Computing (IDNGC) in two related majors, Computer Science and Management Information Systems. Students within Computer Science and Management Information Systems share a close relationship in curriculum and have significant overlap in student experience, including student organizations, colloquium talks, student tutoring sessions and alumni mentoring. The program will emphasize participation by students from underrepresented groups, including women and minority students, first-generation college students and students from economically challenged areas of Alabama. The project: 1) recruits qualified students, 2) provides a support infrastructure to enhance success as students, 3) provides financial assistance for students who have demonstrated a commitment to their studies in these fields, and 4) exposes students to new advances in computing. The project provides scholarships for 24 undergraduates over a four-year time period, with 12 scholarships for the Computer Science Department and 12 for the Management Information Systems Department. Providing the scholarships alleviates some of the financial risks for students in these fields. The project establishes a formal structure for assessing and assisting students during their academic careers, including faculty, peer and alumni mentoring, and exposure to new advances in computing, such as cloud computing, security, business intelligence and robotics. The result is to enhance their professional development and participation in research, which can increase their future success in a STEM field in either industry or academia. This project builds on research results regarding the recruitment, retention and matriculation of students who are members of underrepresented groups. Incorporating formal assessment cycles as part of participants' academic careers not only provides for improved retention, but also provides further insight into the difficulties experienced by these students and allows for the development of new techniques to enhance student success. Increasing the students' knowledge and exposure to cutting edge ideas in the field help them create solutions to future problems. All of the faculty serving on this project are members of underrepresented groups who serve as role models for the students, who in turn serve as role models to students at lower academic levels. Furthermore, emphasis on next generation computing helps to prepare students in our programs with the knowledge and tools to innovate and lead in the field.