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项调查和研讨会，以制定可供STEM硕士课程使用的个人发展计划（IDPs）模板。 该项目回应了国家科学院关于21世纪世纪研究生教育的报告的建议，以及硕士课程中越来越多的兴趣，以使用IDP来鼓励STEM硕士学位学生获得可转移的技能和职业探索。这将是关于这一主题的第一次会议。项目小组建议调查硕士课程，包括专业科学硕士课程，以确定目前使用的国内流离失所者的普遍性和要素。该项目建立在研究生院理事会制定的硕士学位课程框架之上，该框架将用于为IDP内容提供路线图。研讨会的参与者将使用调查结果来制定一个可以被STEM硕士课程采用的模板。该研讨会将与国家专业科学硕士协会2020年会议同时举行，将包括体验式学习，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价值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.