Title :
Changing the university education of computer science
Author :
Oechtering, Veronika ; Vosseberg, Karin
Author_Institution :
Bremen Univ., Germany
Abstract :
In nearly all daily life situations, information technology (IT) is present. The perspectives for both men and women in IT jobs are very good. Nevertheless, many girls and young women don´t bother to become computer scientists. The technical image of computer science is determined by the image of the hacker, and women feel excluded. In the project `Informatica Feminale-Summer University for Women in Informatics´ at the Department of Informatics, University of Bremen (Germany), women are trying to change this image and to develop their own viewpoints of computer science
Keywords :
computer science education; gender issues; information technology; Bremen University; IT jobs; Informatica Feminale; community; computer science; curriculum; gender; girls; hackers; informatics; information technology; programming; reform strategies; summer university; technical image; university education; women; Computer hacking; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational programs; Educational technology; History; Informatics; Information technology; Problem-solving; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 1999. Women and Technology: Historical, Societal, and Professional Perspectives. Proceedings. 1999 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New Brunswick, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5617-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.1999.787311
