Targeted Infusion Project (TIP) Grant: Engaging Minority Students in Software Engineering Through Active Learning

有针对性的灌输项目--通过主动学习让少数族裔学生参与软件工程--寻求在软件工程课程中适应和实施行业实践。该项目将构建、教授和评估一门课程，通过主动学习让学生沉浸在现实世界的软件工程实践中。学生们将在一个互动的环境中工作，在这个环境中，他们被指导新技术，然后通过一系列动手练习指导他们如何使用这些技术。阿拉巴马州立大学的教职员工将与奥本大学的软件工程学院合作，开发一种适合教育环境的软件过程。该项目的目标是使软件开发行业的最佳实践适应课堂使用；将软件开发工具纳入学生友好的软件开发环境；开发创新的学习材料和教学策略，以通过主动学习整合和有效地使用软件工程课程中的软件行业最佳实践；测试教学材料；通过学生和行业反馈分析成果；并开发一个门户网站，为项目社区以及其他HBCU和计算机教育人员提供交流和传播。预计该项目将对软件工程课程的教授方式和学生如何学习这些概念产生重大影响。学习材料和教学策略的制定将通过来自不同机构的教员参与指导，包括高中、两年制和四年制大学，以及工业从业者。

The Targeted Infusion Project entitled - Engaging Minority Students in Software Engineering Through Active Learning - seeks to adapt and implement industry practices in a software engineering course. The project will construct, teach, and assess a course that immerses students in realworld software engineering practices through active learning. Students will work in an interactive environment in which they are instructed on new techniques and then mentored in the use of those techniques through a series of hands-on exercises. The faculty at Alabama State University will work in collaboration with the software engineering faculty at Auburn University to develop a software process that fits the educational environment.The objectives of the project are to adapt software development industry best practices to classroom use; incorporate software development tools into a student-friendly software development environment; develop innovative learning materials and teaching strategies for integrating and effectively using software industry best practices in software engineering courses through active learning; Beta-test instructional material; analyze achievement of outcomes through student and industry feedback; and develop a web portal to provide communication and dissemination for the project community as well for other HBCU's and computing educators.It is expected that this project to have a significant impact on how software engineering courses are taught and how students learn these concepts. The development of learning materials and teaching strategies will be guided through the participation of faculty from diverse institutions, including high schools, two-year and four-year colleges, and of industrial practitioners.