login
You are not logged in.
search:
AMSER logo



Title: Women in CS @ HMC: Three Promising Practices
Url: https://www.iwitts.org/proven-practices/topics/recruitment/494-women-c...
Publisher: National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science
Description: Five years after introducing three key recruitment and retention strategies, women now make up around 42% of Harvey Mudd College’s computer science program. In this Google Tech Talk video, Christine Alvarado shares the three practices Harvey Mudd College implemented to increase the number of women in their CS program: 1) new curriculum for CS1, 2) scholarship trips for female freshman to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computer Science, and 3) hands-on research projects for female sophomore CS students.
LC Classification: Education -- Special aspects of education -- Education of special classes of persons -- Women. Girls -- Higher education
Education -- Special aspects of education -- Education of special classes of persons -- Women. Girls -- Vocational education
Science -- Mathematics -- Instruments and machines -- Calculating machines -- Electronic computers. Computer science -- Study and teaching. Research
Technology -- Technology (General) -- Technical education. Technical schools
Technology -- Technology (General) -- Women in technology
GEM Subject: Science -- Engineering
Science -- Technology
Vocational Education -- Technical
Key Concept: Computer science
Date Issued: 2011-03-08
Resource Type: Audio/Visual -- Sound
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Administrator
Educator
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Rights: National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science
Access Rights: Free access
Screenshot
Full Image
Source Type: ATE Project
Source: ATE Projects
Full Record Views: 10
Resource URL Clicks: 4
Cumulative Rating: NOT YET RATED
Report a Problem with this Resource Record

Resource Comments

(no comments available yet for this resource)

user login
Username:
Password:
why log in?
Manage your resources
Save, organize, and share resources that you find.

Subscribe to bulletins
Automatically be notified about new resources that match your interests.

It's easy, fast, and FREE!
AMSER =
FREE ONLINE
RESOURCES
for the
CLASSROOM

Copyright 2024 Internet Scout Resource Metadata
Copyright 2024 Internet Scout
NSF NSDL University of Wisconsin Internet Scout
Leave Feedback
http://amser.org/