Work in progress — Women in Computing Honors course

Author

Kortsarts, Yana

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci., Widener Univ., Chester, PA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

27-30 Oct. 2010

Abstract

We present our experience in teaching Honors course Women in Computing that was offered for the first time in Fall 2009. The course is cross listed with Women´s Studies and provides Honors students with interdisciplinary experience. This course provides an opportunity for students to learn about pioneering women of computing and their contribution into computing field, as well as modern trends and modern gender issues in computer science. The course also introduces students to the world of computing by linking various computer science concepts to the specific contribution. This course brings together undergraduate Honors students from different majors and creates opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration through the in-class laboratory assignments and team projects. Part of the value of the course experience is in the blending of student expertise in the formation of teams.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; further education; gender issues; Women´s Studies; computer science; computing Honors course; computing field; gender issues; interdisciplinary experience; teaching; undergraduate Honors students; Computers; Cryptography; Education; History; Programming profession; Gender issues; women in computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6261-2

Electronic_ISBN

0190-5848

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2010.5673110

Filename

5673110