Collaborative Research: Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs

合作研究：本科物理项目联合工作组

• 批准号: 1540570
• 负责人: Theodore Hodapp
• 金额: $ 4.72万
• 依托单位: American Physical Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-15 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1540570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Joint; Task; Force

This significant and important project will convene a group of prominent physicists from academia and industry to construct a report detailing what should be taught in undergraduate physics programs. The goal is to ensure that the next generation of undergraduate physics majors are well prepared for diverse careers in physics. When the report is finished it will be disseminated to all physics departments nationally. The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Physical Society (APS) will convene the Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs (J-TUPP) and produce and disseminate the report. These organizations have asked J-TUPP to prepare a report that will engage and inform physicists in answering the question: What skills and knowledge should the next generation of undergraduate physics degree holders possess to be well prepared for a diverse set of careers. The report will provide guidance for physicists considering revising the undergraduate curriculum to improve the education of a diverse student population. The report will include recommendations on content, pedagogy, professional skills, and student engagement and will emphasize the collection of documentable student outcomes. The results of J-TUPP's deliberations will add significantly to the knowledge base of critical core concepts and core physics practices that inform how undergraduate physics programs can best prepare students with wide-ranging career interests. The effort will focus on aspects of physics programs preparing students for immediate employment after receiving their bachelor's degrees. It directly addresses several critical STEM workforce issues including the development of a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce and increased partnerships between undergraduate physics programs and industry. Particular attention will be paid to the structural features of undergraduate physics programs that promote the recruitment and retention of students from groups historically underrepresented in physics. This project is jointly funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Division of Physics in the Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences.

这个重要而重要的项目将召集一群来自学术界和行业的著名物理学家，以构建一份报告，详细说明本科物理学计划中应该教的内容。目的是确保下一代本科生专业的专业为物理学的各种职业做好了充分的准备。报告完成后，将在全国范围内传播给所有物理部门。 美国物理教师协会（AAPT）和美国物理学会（APS）将召集联合的本科生物理计划工作组（J-TUPP），并制作并分发报告。这些组织已要求J-Tupp准备一份报告，该报告将吸引并告知物理学家回答以下问题：下一代本科物理学持有人应该为多种职业做好准备。该报告将为考虑修订本科课程以改善多元化学生群体的教育的物理学家提供指导。该报告将包括有关内容，教育学，专业技能和学生参与度的建议，并将强调收集可记录的学生成果。 J-Tupp审议的结果将大大增加关键核心概念和核心物理实践的知识库，这些实践介绍了本科物理学计划如何最好地为学生提供广泛的职业兴趣。这项努力将重点放在物理学计划的各个方面，在获得学士学位后，为学生准备立即就业的方面。它直接解决了几个关键的STEM劳动力问题，包括发展多样的全球竞争性STEM劳动力以及本科物理学计划与行业之间的伙伴关系增加。特别关注本科物理学计划的结构特征，这些计划促进了从历史上不足的物理学中招募和保留学生的招聘和保留。该项目由教育和人力资源局以及数学和物理科学局的物理学局共同资助。