BPC-DP: FemProf
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Graduate |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Science Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity |
| Special Topic(s): |
Hispanic Engineers and Scientists Academic Careers and Issues BPC - NSF Programs Women and Information Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Community - General |
| Media Type: | Document |
| Author(s): |
Nestor Rodriguez, Gladys Ducoudray, Nayda Santiago, Richard Alo, Sangeeta Gad
Organization: University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department |
| Description: | FemProf is paving the road to professorship for female students. It is a collaborative initiative between the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and the University of Houston Downtown. It aims at establishing a model for significantly increasing the number of undergraduate female students that pursue an academic faculty career in computing. The short-term objective of the project is to significantly increase the number of female students that continue doctoral studies in computing. The long-term objective is to significantly increase the number of female faculty in computing. |
| Rating: | No Rating |
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| Keywords: | BPC-NSF, BPC-DP, undergraduate research experience, gender differences |
| Is Component of |
BPC-DP NSF Program for Demonstration Projects in Broadening Participation in Computing |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
Attitude Engagement Motivation Retention |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://cahsi.fiu.edu/femprof/ |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
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