Advancing Computational Science at Minority Serving Institutions Workshop

东南大学研究协会(SURA)的这项提案要求为致力于课程改革的美国少数族裔服务机构(MSI)的教职员工和行政领导人举办为期两天的研讨会提供资金。该研讨会的目的是使MSI教育工作者能够将计算和数据启用的科学和工程主题引入本科和研究生教育，并交流最佳的教学实践。尽管在将这一领域所需的计算科学能力纳入大学课程方面取得了一些进展，但变化的步伐仍然缓慢，导致学士和研究生阶段都严重缺乏足够合格的学生。在少数族裔服务机构(MSI)的校园里，将计算科学纳入课程的问题尤其尖锐。繁重的教学负担和缺乏当地资源，再加上拥有计算科学专业知识的教员数量有限，大大减缓了修改课程的努力。一些机构可能缺乏足够多的校园教员来支持这一特殊的课程改革努力。该讲习班将为参加机构提供一个机会，在专家的协助下，在一个有重点、不间断的环境中处理课程改革问题和规划。研讨会旨在为与会者提供必要的工具和信息，以阐明进行课程改革的强有力的商业案例；确定可以利用的资源和服务；创建可以提交给教师理事会、教务长和其他批准课程的机构和委员会的计划草案；以及探索实施合作。

This proposal from Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is requesting funds for a two day workshop for faculty and administrative leaders from US Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) who are committed to curricular reforms. The goal of this workshop is to enable MSI educators to bring computational and data-enabled science and engineering topics into undergraduate and graduate education and exchange best pedagogical practices.Although some strides have been made in integrating the computational science competencies required in this field into the university curriculum, the pace of change has been slow resulting in a critical shortage of sufficiently qualified students at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels. The problems of integrating computational science into the curriculum are particularly acute on the campuses of minority serving institutions (MSIs). Heavy teaching loads and the lack of local resources combined with the limited number of faculty with computational science expertise significantly slows efforts to modify the curriculum. Some institutions may lack the critical mass of faculty on their campuses to support this particular curricular reform effort. This workshop will provide an opportunity for the participating institutions to tackle curriculum reform issues and planning in a focused uninterrupted environment with expert facilitation. The workshop is designed to provide the participants with the tools and information necessary to articulate a strong business case for making curriculum changes; identify the resources and services that can be leveraged; create draft plans that can be submitted to their faculty council, provost and other bodies and committees that approve curriculum; and explore implementation collaborations.