Work in progress - student retention and recruitment in computer science programs

Henry, Tyson R.; Holz, Heiko; Steinback, C.; Reed, Christine; Baid, Anup Chand

doi:10.1109/fie.2004.1408622

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“…Dwindling computer science enrollment is raising interest in recruitment and retention of not just underrepresented students, but all students [4]. More than half of college students that initially declare a major in computer science change their majors prior to graduation [5].…”

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A comprehensive program for expanding pathways to IT careers

Darrah

Giorcelli

Dodson

2007

Proceedings of the 8th ACM SIGITE Conference on Information Technology Education

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The Expanding Pathways for Educational Development and Information Technology Experiences (ExPEDITE) Project is creating a smooth transition to an information technology (IT) career for students in West Virginia. This National Science Foundation funded project brought together a secondary school system, community and technical college, university and companies in the technology industry to create a model for addressing the growing need for IT professionals.The ExPEDITE project was designed to meet the growing workforce demand for IT professionals, and improve the technology education of students and the educators who prepare them. Based on comprehensive research and an evaluation of career skills and workforce needs, the project partners are enhancing current secondary and higher education IT related programs. They are developing and approving articulation agreements between secondary school, community college, and university. The project team has developed and implemented a comprehensive IT internship/mentoring program for students, secondary teachers and college professors. They have also developed and are using IT awareness materials to attract and retain students to IT career paths. The team has created an IT career continuing education course for online dissemination to secondary school counselors and teachers. The ExPEDITE project processes are reproducible and effectively provide pathways for secondary and post-secondary students to learn IT skills while exposing them to expanding IT career opportunities.

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A comprehensive program for expanding pathways to IT careers

Darrah

Giorcelli

Dodson

2007

Proceedings of the 8th ACM SIGITE Conference on Information Technology Education

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“…For graduates in 2001 and 2002 with degrees in Computer Science or Information Sciences, 30% were female and 6% were Hispanic [18]; in the general populations these percentages are 51% and 14.5%, respectively [21]. This persistent and well-documented lack of diversity [11,20] persists even in the face of an optimistic job outlook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicting that many of the highgrowth career fields will be in technology [1].…”

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Engaging constructions

2008

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In this paper, we describe projects that engage Hispanic middleschool age students with computing, and cast these projects within the ECC ("Engagement, Capacity, Continuity") framework. Our projects were undertaken in the Midwestern United States, where recent heavy immigration from Latin America has caused rapid demographic shifts. We have conducted computing workshops that are cognizant of the cultural milieu of recent immigrants, in that they are family-based, are offered at familiar sites in the community, and give participants a chance to be constructors of technology rather than mere "end-users." We present these efforts as forces that generate a flow that carries immigrant youths up to the point of beginning an undergraduate major in computing.

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“…2 students strongly agreed with the statement in 1211, while the rest of the students remained neutral (2) or indicated this question did not apply to them (19). In ENGR 1210, 10 out of 17 students strongly agreed or agreed to the statement that it is important for NRC students to participate in NRC activities focused on recruitment of new students, while 7 students responded neutrally (1), or stated 'not applicable' (6) indicating that they were not NRC scholarship recipients. In the senior ENTC 4415 class, the response was similar, with 4 out of 9 students strongly agreeing or agreeing to the importance of participation in NRC activities for recruitment of new students, whereas 5 out of 9 students remained neutral (1) or indicated 'not applicable' to indicate they were not participating in the NRC Scholarship Program.…”

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“…The authors report that the retention of students increased by 12% in three years after the implementation of the E-MAP. Describe the creation of student learning communities as a recruitment tool 6 . Tester et al describe a Design4Practice (D4P) curriculum enhancement Page 23.936.3…”

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Nuclear Workforce Development Scholarships and Enhancements Program Phase I: Outreach and Recruiting

Karayaka¹,

Karayaka²,

Mehrübeoğlu³

2013 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Bora Karayaka is an Electrical Engineering faculty at Kimmel School, Western Carolina University. With his over ten years of industry experience, he has extensive experience in project management, and a clear understanding of deadlines, industry requirements, safety and reliability issues, and other aspects in the power and energy fields. He is responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the department. Dr. Karayaka's research interests include ocean wave energy harvesting, grid integration of renewables, electrical machines and smart grid. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Istanbul Technical University in Control and Computer Engineering and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

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Work in progress - student retention and recruitment in computer science programs

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A comprehensive program for expanding pathways to IT careers

A comprehensive program for expanding pathways to IT careers

Engaging constructions

Nuclear Workforce Development Scholarships and Enhancements Program Phase I: Outreach and Recruiting

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