Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning in Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES)
Abstract
?The Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning In Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES) program aims at understanding how the Navy can create a sustainable pipeline of veterans and underrepresented Community College (CC) students that wish to pursue a civil career in the Navy. In addition, the program aims at developing effective strategies to recruit and retain these students. To this end, PIPELINE will use ethnographic investigation to explore students’ self-perception as young Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals, when engaged in a workforce learning experience that PIPELINES will create in collaboration with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Navy Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) at Port Hueneme, California. This educational workforce experience will involve students working at the Base on real-world Navy STEM problems. Five UCSB junior/senior undergraduate students will be recruited through existing internship programs at the Base (e.g., Pathways). PIPELINES will sponsor participation of ten additional CC students (recruited among veterans and underrepresented groups), as a pilot to develop effective strategies to recruit and retain this often overlooked pool of talent into Navy careers. Finally, using the entrepreneurship model, we will develop an Applied Innovation and Creativity (AIC) course that will support students in developing creativity, innovation, and the ability to execute a plan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 20, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512438
Entities
People
- Maria Napoli
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, Santa Barbara