Collaborative Proposal: Geoscience Departments: Developing Pathways to Strong Programs for the Future

合作提案：地球科学系：为未来制定强有力的计划的途径

• 批准号: 0331933
• 负责人: R Macdonald
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: College of William and Mary
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-06-01 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0331933&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Proposal; Geoscience; Departments; Developing

A pilot program will be carried out that will gauge interest in and potential impact of a program supporting geoscience departments, develop an initial set of on-line materials describing geoscience departments and their programs, and initiate a set of activities that support communication and sharing among geoscience departments The program will 1) create a well defined set of materials, while experimenting with format and content to determine what products are of most use and of highest impact in supporting departments, 2) collect data and case studies in advance of development of a vision, 3) allow for compilation of a complete set of reference works from geoscience, research on learning, and other science disciplines and for development of an understanding of the implications of this work on geoscience departments, 4) provide opportunities to establish partnerships and advisory relationships with individuals and organizations, 5) provide initial evaluation to determine if a program supporting departments is worthy of continued effort. Participation in activities (both number and type of participant), as well as web-site usage, will be monitored. A workshop will bring together leaders from departments with exemplary programs. Building on the fall 2003 AGU session "Building Strong Departments: Examples that Work", this workshop will promote discussion among leaders in building strong departmental programs and sharing of their methods. The outcome of the workshop will be a set of on-line materials describing geoscience departments and their programs. The PIs will complete a pilot survey and follow up phone interview of selected geoscience departments. The survey will include demographic data on these departments in terms of numbers of faculty and students, as well as what department chairs/heads see as the largest threats and opportunities for their departments in the next five years. They will also seek information on departmental efforts to recruit and retain both faculty and students, as well as efforts to integrate/balance research and education within the department and the institution. Finally, they will ask departments the extent to which they rely upon, or value, departmental planning efforts. The results of this study will be incorporated into the website.

将开展一项试点计划，评估对支持地球科学部门的计划的兴趣和潜在影响，开发一套初始的描述地球科学部门及其计划的在线材料，并启动一系列支持地球科学部门之间沟通和共享的活动。地球科学部门 该计划将 1) 创建一套明确的材料，同时试验格式和内容，以确定哪些产品在支持部门中最常用和影响最大，2) 在开发之前收集数据和案例研究愿景，3）允许编制完整的一套来自地球科学、学习研究和其他科学学科的参考著作，旨在帮助人们了解这项工作对地球科学部门的影响，4) 提供与个人和组织建立伙伴关系和咨询关系的机会，5) 提供初步的信息评估以确定支持部门的计划是否值得继续努力。 活动的参与（参与者的数量和类型）以及网站的使用情况将受到监控。研讨会将汇集各部门的领导并提供示范性项目。 以 2003 年秋季 AGU 会议“建设强大的部门：行之有效的例子”为基础，本次研讨会将促进领导者之间关于建立强大的部门计划和分享其方法的讨论。 研讨会的成果将是一套描述地球科学部门及其项目的在线材料。 PI 将完成试点调查并对选定的地球科学部门进行后续电话采访。该调查将包括这些院系的教职员工和学生人数等人口统计数据，以及系主任/系主任认为未来五年对其院系最大的威胁和机遇。他们还将寻求有关部门招聘和留住教师和学生的努力，以及在部门和机构内整合/平衡研究和教育的努力的信息。最后，他们将询问各部门对部门规划工作的依赖或重视程度。 这项研究的结果将被纳入网站。