Collaborative Research: Workshop Proposal - Developing STEM Master's IDPs as an Essential Tool in Workforce Development

罗格斯大学和研究生院理事会提议进行一次调查和研讨会，以开发可供STEM硕士课程使用的个人发展计划(IDP)模板。该项目响应了美国国家科学院关于21世纪研究生教育的报告的建议，以及硕士项目对利用国内流离失所者鼓励STEM硕士学位学生获得可转让技能和职业探索的日益浓厚的兴趣。这将是第一次就这一议题召开会议。项目组建议调查硕士项目，包括专业科学硕士项目，以确定目前使用的国内流离失所者的流行率和要素。该项目建立在研究生院理事会制定的硕士学位课程框架的基础上，该框架将被用来为国内流离失所者的内容提供路线图。研讨会参与者将使用调查结果来制定可供STEM硕士项目采用的模板。研讨会将与2020年全国专业科学硕士协会会议同时举行，将包括经验式学习、可转移技能和劳动力发展等主题。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。

Rutgers University and the Council of Graduate Schools propose to conduct a survey and workshop to develop templates for Individual Development Plans (IDPs) that can be used by STEM Master’s programs. The project responds to recommendations of the National Academies report on Graduate Education for the 21st Century and growing interest among master’s programs to use IDPs to encourage the acquisition of transferrable skills and career exploration for STEM master’s degree students. This will be the first convening on this topic. The project team proposes to survey master’s programs, including professional science master’s programs, to determine the prevalence and elements of IDPs currently used. The project builds on a framework for Master’s degree programs produced by the Council of Graduate Schools that will be used to provide a roadmap for IDP content. Workshop participants will use the survey results to formulate a template that could be adopted by STEM master’s programs. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the 2020 meeting of the National Professional Science Master’s Association and will include topics on experiential learning, transferrable skills, and workforce development.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.