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Designing an Introductory CIS Course to Attract and Retain Female (and Male) Students
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Soe, Louise; Guthrie, Ruth; Yakura, Elaine; Hwang, Drew – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
In order to stem the decline of female majors and encourage the persistence of all students in the Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department at Cal Poly Pomona (CPP), the department faculty is instituting a new course to introduce incoming freshmen and transfer students into the major. This course will incorporate the career exploration that…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Curriculum Design, College Freshmen