TY - GEN
T1 - The Efficacy of One Computer Science Course's Approach to Address the Ethical Dilemmas Surrounding Women in Computer Science
AU - Mann, Cara
AU - Eiselt, Kurt
AU - Decker, Adrienne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2026/2/17
Y1 - 2026/2/17
N2 - Often reduced to a result of personal choice, women have faced historical exclusion, a lack of representation, and implicit bias in computer science/technology fields. The visibility and legitimacy of women in computer science is hindered by the shifts in perception, lack of acknowledgement in education, and media portrayals. Particularly, giving legitimacy to myths of biological determinism results in harmful narratives in the aptitude of women and their belonging. This poster presents preliminary findings in determining the efficacy of an approach being deployed in some ethics courses in one computer science department. While the department has initiatives in place to foster an inclusive and equitable learning environment, this research may identify areas where the curriculum or discussions fall short in reshaping the narrative surrounding the representation of women in computer science.
AB - Often reduced to a result of personal choice, women have faced historical exclusion, a lack of representation, and implicit bias in computer science/technology fields. The visibility and legitimacy of women in computer science is hindered by the shifts in perception, lack of acknowledgement in education, and media portrayals. Particularly, giving legitimacy to myths of biological determinism results in harmful narratives in the aptitude of women and their belonging. This poster presents preliminary findings in determining the efficacy of an approach being deployed in some ethics courses in one computer science department. While the department has initiatives in place to foster an inclusive and equitable learning environment, this research may identify areas where the curriculum or discussions fall short in reshaping the narrative surrounding the representation of women in computer science.
KW - Ethics education
KW - underrepresentation of women
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105033934813
U2 - 10.1145/3770761.3777274
DO - 10.1145/3770761.3777274
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105033934813
T3 - SIGCSE TS 2026 - Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2
SP - 1439
EP - 1440
BT - SIGCSE TS 2026 - Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 57th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE TS 2026
Y2 - 18 February 2026 through 21 February 2026
ER -