Collaborative Research: HDR DSC: The Metropolitan Chicago Data Science Corps (MCDC): Learning from Data to Support Communities

合作研究：HDR DSC：芝加哥大都会数据科学队 (MCDC)：从数据中学习以支持社区

• 批准号: 2123503
• 负责人: Eunice Santos
• 金额: $ 18.5万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2123503&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; HDR; DSC; Metropolitan

Diverse experts from five universities in, or with a presence in, the Chicago area are collaborating as the Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps to 1) help local non-profit organizations take advantage of increasing data volume and data complexity, 2) train data science students in how to effectively apply their academic knowledge to real data challenges in the non-profit sector, 3) exchange data science curriculum and expertise among these universities and with local community colleges. An organization can submit a Request for Data Services (RDS) and receive help to develop it. MCDC particularly welcomes RDS in areas related to environment, health, and our social well-being. Each RDS is assigned to a team of students. Teams of students with a foundation in data science are formed within a practicum course or as part of a summer internship. MCDC will develop the practicum course, where each team has one or more expert mentors and forms a partnership with the requesting organization. At the end of the term, each team will deliver a solution to each of the requesting organizations.MCDC is an interdisciplinary partnership between universities, myriad community organizations, and two expansion colleges and aims to strengthen the national data science workforce by integrating community needs with academic learning. By supporting infrastructure to unite diverse students and faculty across institutions and disciplines, by prioritizing the engagement of community, and embedding real-world team-based data science projects into the curriculum, the MCDC will be a uniquely powerful educational experience which will support societal progress. To realize this goal, existing curricula are grouped into multiple pathways to prepare a diverse range of students for participation in MCDC. MCDC students acquire both data acumen and societal knowledge that is intended to lead to a well-prepared and engaged workforce. The MCDC project directors combine extensive, proven, funded, and diverse expertise in curriculum development, inclusive learning practices, integrating real-world data into courses, learning systems, data science, as well as in health, social, and environmental sciences.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.

来自芝加哥地区或在芝加哥地区的五所大学的不同专家正在作为芝加哥大都会数据科学军团进行合作，以 1) 帮助当地非营利组织利用不断增加的数据量和数据复杂性，2) 培训数据科学学生如何有效地将其学术知识应用于非营利部门的实际数据挑战，3）在这些大学和当地社区学院之间交换数据科学课程和专业知识。组织可以提交数据服务请求 (RDS) 并获得开发帮助。 MCDC 特别欢迎 RDS 在环境、健康和社会福祉相关领域的发展。每个 RDS 都分配给一个学生团队。具有数据科学基础的学生团队是在实习课程中或作为暑期实习的一部分组成的。 MCDC 将开发实习课程，每个团队都有一名或多名专家导师，并与提出请求的组织建立合作伙伴关系。在学期结束时，每个团队将向每个提出请求的组织提供解决方案。MCDC 是大学、无数社区组织和两所扩展学院之间的跨学科合作伙伴关系，旨在通过将社区需求与学术学习。通过支持基础设施，将不同机构和学科的不同学生和教师团结起来，优先考虑社区的参与，并将现实世界中基于团队的数据科学项目嵌入到课程中，MCDC 将成为一种独特而强大的教育体验，支持社会进步。为了实现这一目标，现有课程分为多种途径，为各类学生参与 MCDC 做好准备。 MCDC 学生获得数据敏锐度和社会知识，旨在培养一支准备充分、敬业的员工队伍。 MCDC 项目主管在课程开发、包容性学习实践、将现实世界数据整合到课程、学习系统、数据科学以及健康、社会和环境科学方面结合了广泛、经过验证、资助和多样化的专业知识。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。