Targeted Infusion Project: Infusing Innovative IoT Technologies into the Computer Science Curriculum at Prairie View A&M University

历史黑人学院和大学本科课程(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。草原景观农工大学(PVAMU)希望通过注入“物联网”来提升其计算机科学水平。该项目的重点与美国国家科学基金会的“十大创意”一致，因为它为本科生提供了贡献和参与新兴技术的机会。这项工作很重要，因为它解决了确保所有学生参与一项增强国家国际地位的国家倡议的必要性。该项目承诺通过丰富课程和为学生提供研究机会来加强PVAMU的计算机科学(CS)本科教育。该项目设计包括基础和实践部分，承诺实现制度变革，同时影响其他机构类似部门的加强。该项目的总体目标是提高历史悠久的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)在物联网(IoT)和数据科学方面的学习和研究能力。该项目有四个主要目标：(1)开发创新的物联网学习模块，这些模块可以很容易地与PVAMU CS课程的现有课程集成，让学生参与智能物联网教育。将开发一个新的基于项目的课程，并将其整合到当前的CS课程中。本课程将由一系列模块组成，重点介绍智能物联网技术。(2)建设物联网创新实验室，为本科生提供学习尖端物联网技术的机会，丰富学习环境。(3)发展物联网生态系统，封装高性能的大数据平台，供学生启动和管理物联网应用。(4)成立物联网特别兴趣小组(IoT-SIG)，鼓励HBCU社区广泛采用物联网技术。此外，还将组织一年一度的夏季物联网研讨会，邀请来自其他HBCU的代表不足的学生和教职员工参加PVAMU校园内基于项目的物联网竞赛。此外，研究结果、源代码、开发的学习模块和相关教材将向研究和教育界提供，以惠及其他机构并丰富国家科学基金会的学习材料储存库。建议的教育方法是可扩展和可复制的，可以很容易地被其他拥有类似学位课程的机构采用。这一奖项反映了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。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), through Targeted Infusion Projects, supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) aspires to enhance its computer science by infusing “Internet of Things” therein. The project’s focus is in line with NSF’s “10 Big Ideas” as it affords undergraduate students with the opportunity to contribute to, and engage in emerging technologies. This work is important as it addresses the need to ensure that all students are engaged in a national initiative that fortifies the country’s international stature. The project promises to enhance Computer Science (CS) undergraduate education at PVAMU through enriching courses and providing students with research opportunities. The project design includes foundational and practical components that promise to effect institutional change, while influencing the enhancement of similar departments at other institutions.The overarching goal of this project is to increase the learning and research capabilities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Internet of Things (IoT) and Data Science. This project has four main objectives: (1) To develop innovative IoT learning modules that can be easily integrated with existing courses at the CS curriculum at PVAMU to engage students in smart IoT education. A new project-based course will be developed and integrated into the current CS curriculum. This course will consist of a series of modules focusing on intelligent IoT technologies. (2) To build an IoT Innovation Lab that will offer the opportunity for undergraduate students to learn cutting-edge IoT technologies and enrich their learning environment. (3) To develop an IoT ecosystem that encapsulates a high-performance big data platform that can be used by students for initiating and managing IoT applications. (4) To establish an IoT Special Interest Group (IoT-SIG) to encourage broad adoption of IoT technologies within the HBCU community. Also, an annual summer IoT workshop will be organized, which will invite underrepresented students and faculty from other HBCUs to participate in a project-based IoT competition at the PVAMU campus. Furthermore, the research results, source code, developed learning modules and related teaching materials will be available to the research and educational community to benefit other institutions and enrich the NSF learning material repository. The proposed educational approach is scalable and replicable, and can be easily adopted by other institutions with similar degree programs.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.