Changing young women's perceptions of CS via outreach

Authors:
Eunjin (EJ) Jung;Xornam S. Apedoe
Affiliations:
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 18th ACM conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Misperceptions of what computer science is and what computer scientists do are one of the key factors that can influence a woman's decision to pursue an education in computer science. We have developed a curriculum designed to expose young women to a wide range of topics, improve their computer science-related skills and also have a lasting impact on them after the program. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the program suggests that we achieved a moderate level of success, and provides guidance for areas for improvement.