Implementation of a Comprehensive High-School-College Partnership and Equity-Based Curriculum in Engineering and Computer Science

该项目旨在满足国家对受过良好教育的科学家、数学家、工程师和技术人员的需求。为此，它将支持16名本科生成功攻读计算机科学或电气和计算机工程学士学位。该项目将为学生提供最多四年的奖学金。此外，它将在专业的必修课中嵌入高影响力的实践，如合作学习，从而提高学者和其他本科生的计算机科学和工程教育的质量。学者将得到指导，并有机会获得领导力发展机会，以及创业和行业实习机会。预计奖学金获得者将取得更大的学术成就，从而提高他们的留校率和毕业率。因此，该项目有可能扩大来自低收入背景的不同高成就学生群体的STEM职业机会。该项目的总体目标是招募、支持、留住和毕业一批具有学术天赋的低收入STEM学生。除了发展计算机科学和工程方面的专业知识外，学生还将有机会通过与教员、同行、校友网络和行业的互动来发展专业能力。该项目旨在增进对学术支持战略有效性的了解，包括教师发展和课程/课堂改进。这些研究的结果可以增加对改进本科计算机科学和工程教育的有效策略的理解。教师、同行、纽约市教育局和行业合作伙伴将从学者们成功的学习经验和为STEM领域做出贡献的准备中受益。由于拟议的项目活动具有可伸缩性和适应性，该项目可以帮助其他大学培养新一代有抱负的工程师和计算机科学专业人员。该项目由NSF科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金项目资助，该项目旨在增加在STEM领域获得学位的低收入、有经济需求的低收入学业天才学生的数量。它还旨在改善未来科学家、工程师和技术人员的教育，并产生关于低收入学生的学术成功、留住、毕业和学术/职业道路的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians. To do so, it will support the success of sixteen undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degrees in Computer Science or Electrical and Computer Engineering. The project will provide up to four-year scholarships to the students. In addition, it will embed high-impact practices, such as collaborative learning, in required courses in the majors, thus enhancing the quality of computer science and engineering education for the both the Scholars and other undergraduates. Scholars will receive mentoring and have access to leadership development opportunities, as well as entrepreneurial and industry internships. It is anticipated that the Scholars will achieve increased academic success, thus increasing their retention and graduation rates. Thus, the project has the potential to broaden the STEM career possibilities of a diverse group of high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.The overall goal of the project is to recruit, support, retain and graduate a diverse cadre of academically talented, low-income STEM students. In addition to developing expertise in computer science and engineering, students will also have opportunities to develop professional competencies through interactions with faculty, peers, collegial networks, and industry. The project seeks to advance knowledge about the effectiveness of academic support strategies, including faculty development and curriculum/classroom enhancements. Results of these studies could increase understanding of effective strategies for improving undergraduate computer science and engineering education. Faculty, peers, the New York City Department of Education, and industry partners will benefit from the Scholars' successful learning experiences and their preparedness to contribute to STEM fields. As the proposed project activities are both scalable and adaptable, this project can help other universities to nurture a new generation of aspiring engineers and computer science professionals. This project is funded by the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.