BPC-DP: Young Women in Computing (YWiC)
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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior - College Sophomore |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing Diversity Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Hispanic Engineers and Scientists BPC - NSF Programs Women and Information Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Community - General |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): |
Enrico Pontelli, Karen Villaverde, Inna Pivkina
Organization: New Mexico State University Department: Computer Science |
| Description: | New Mexico State University proposes a project, called Young Women in Computing (YWiC), to develop and implement effective strategies and permanent infrastructures for increasing interest in Computer Science among female students, especially of Hispanic heritage. YWiC - with interventions starting in middle and high school, and continuing through freshman and sophomore years in college - will improve recruitment and retention of women, preparing them for academic success and careers in Information Technology and Computer Science. Two themes provide the underlying basis for the interventions: Computing in Context and Linked Communities. Computing in Context will result in curricula that uses computational thinking and media applications of fundamental concepts anchored in real-world contexts (e.g., bioinformatics, assistive technologies, space exploration). Linked Communities will develop community building components, aimed at reducing the sense of isolation, providing a social background for the development of training motivation in computing, and becoming a portal of information for students, parents, and teachers. |
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| Keywords: | BPC-NSF, broadening participation, program, minorites, underrepresented, BPC-DP |
| Is Component of |
BPC-DP NSF Program for Demonstration Projects in Broadening Participation in Computing |
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| Intervention(s): |
Faculty mentoring Learning communities |
| Use of Resource: | Strategies and interventions: Computing in Context and Linked Communities. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | October 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/ywic/ |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
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