Professional development for mid-career women in computer science and engineering

This paper reports on self-rated career management knowledge, use, and confidence for women in computer science and engineering before and after participating in a CRA-W Cohort of Associate Professors Project (CAPP) professional development workshop. We find that months after their workshop, three y...

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Published in2013 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) pp. 618 - 622
Main Authors Cohoon, J. McGrath, Raoking, Feng
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2013
Subjects
Communities
Computational modeling
computer engineering
computer science
Conferences
Educational institutions
Employee welfare
Engineering profession
leadership
networking
productivity
professional development
professional priorities
soft skills
visibility
women
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Summary:This paper reports on self-rated career management knowledge, use, and confidence for women in computer science and engineering before and after participating in a CRA-W Cohort of Associate Professors Project (CAPP) professional development workshop. We find that months after their workshop, three years worth of participating women gave higher ratings for their knowledge and use of skills such as time management, networking, and productive mentoring relationships, as well as confidence in their promotability. These findings suggest that professional development interventions can have long lasting positive effects on mid-career women in computing, and that the type of group mentoring, role models, and community offered by CAPP can help compensate for women's reduced access to career mentoring.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2013.6684899