{"id":237030,"date":"2025-06-18T20:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/?page_id=237030"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:11:17","slug":"hybrid-cs-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/actions\/hybrid-cs-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid Computer Science Courses &#8211; Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Hybrid Computer Science Courses&#8221; button_one_text=&#8221;Back to All Actions&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/actions\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#021024&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-desc&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>What is the Action?<\/h3>\n<p><span>To offer a hybrid computing course by adding another discipline alongside computer science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Facts&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-facts&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Facts to Support this Action<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An interdisciplinary environment within a computer science course <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/3587102.3588835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has a high potential to interest all students<\/a> regardless of their gender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"testimonial-box\">\n<p>Examples of hybrid courses with higher-than-average proportion of female students: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TU Dublin Computer Science International<\/a> with a foreign language option (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZ_3-YGjRQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">42% women<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/hea.ie\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KEY-FACTS-FIGURES-GENDER-2024-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23.1% average in Ireland<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3478431.3499352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeastern University CS+X<\/a> &#8211; combined major with many options (39% women with 21.5% average in the U.S.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/3587102.3588835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interdisciplinary learning context has high potential to positively influence students\u2019 attitudes towards computer science<\/a>, particularly for students with low self-efficacy levels who are often female.<\/li>\n<li><span>The interdisciplinary aspect <a href=\"https:\/\/publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu\/1000159915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can help women identify with computer science<\/a> by providing a context that is more meaningful and relatable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Interdisciplinary computing courses <a href=\"https:\/\/infedu.vu.lt\/journal\/INFEDU\/article\/758\/info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can attract a different pool of women to those typically deciding on computer science<\/a>, who would have not enrolled to study computer science on its own.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Implement&#8221; 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One possible reason is the broader range of career options\u2014such as law\u2014that emphasise verbal strengths. To better engage this group, integrating a complementary discipline that values verbal ability alongside computing could be a powerful strategy.<\/p>\n<h4><span>What should be considered:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('split'); return false;\">\u27a4 Curriculum Split<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"split\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Decide on how much of the curriculum is dedicated to another discipline, also to keep in mind is whether the share of computer science modules offered will allow students to enter graduate courses later. Commonly the computing component takes up more than 50% of the overall curriculum, e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/publishup.uni-potsdam.de\/opus4-ubp\/frontdoor\/deliver\/index\/docId\/56507\/file\/cid13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTW Berlin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/%20,%20https:\/www.ntu.edu.sg\/education\/undergraduate-programme\/bachelor-of-engineering-in-computer-science-with-second-major-in-business#course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TU Dublin<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('combo'); return false;\">\u27a4 Combined Majors<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"combo\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Consider offering combined majors, which allow students to design their own course of study with disciplines such as social sciences, physical sciences, economics etc. alongside computer science. Examples of courses that offer combined majors with computer science are at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/cs\/interdisciplinary-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinity College Hartford<\/a> and at <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3478431.3499352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeastern University.<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('life'); return false;\">\u27a4 Life Sciences &amp; Languages<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"life\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Take into account that hybrid computer science courses offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/infedu.vu.lt\/journal\/INFEDU\/article\/758\/info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life sciences component<\/a> or an international\/language component are proven to be effective attractor for prospective female students, with examples from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TU Dublin<\/a> (42% of female students), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatics-europe.org\/society\/minerva-informatics-equality-award\/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochschule Bremen<\/a> (an all-female course) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globes.co.il\/news\/sparticle.aspx?did=1001319594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hebrew University of Jerusalem<\/a> (50% female students).<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('cooperation'); return false;\">\u27a4 Inter-department Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"cooperation\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Consider establishing cooperations with other departments to get expert staff to deliver the hybrid course. An example is a course with biology component <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/2381083.2381100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered at Harvey Mudd College between the computer science and the biology departments.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    function toggleDiv(id) {\n      var x = document.getElementById(id);\n      x.style.display = (x.style.display === \"none\" || x.style.display === \"\") ? \"block\" : \"none\";\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;case study &#8211; tud&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-case-tud&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Computer Science International<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><em>TU Dublin, Ireland<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>Undergraduate students<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>This is a 4-year undergraduate course with a language component alongside the main computing curriculum. Students study a foreign language (German, Mandarin or Korean) in the first three years of the course. There is a mandatory international experience in year 3: either an industry placement, an international study exchange for one semester in Europe, China or South Korea, or an opportunity to spend the whole year at one of the partner universities in either Finland, Germany or South Korea. The prospectus emphasises the international opportunities open to young professionals upon graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Students participate in a mandatory online module The Global Classroom, which connects students from TU Dublin and its international partners and allows for inter-institutional team collaboration in projects. The rest of the modules are computer science-related. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/\">The full list is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This course showed a <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2110.06090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doubled number of female enrolments<\/a> compared to other computing programs at TU Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;case study &#8211; Hochschule Bremen&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-case-hoch&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>International Women\u00b4s Degree Programme in Computer Science<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><em>Hochschule Bremen, Germany<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>Undergraduate female students<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The course is advertised as a women\u2019s degree with two first semesters of foundation modules taught monoeducationally (for female students only). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-bremen.de\/en\/study\/degree-programme\/international-womens-degree-programme-in-computer-science-bsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From semester 3, students participate in mixed-gender modules<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatics-europe.org\/society\/minerva-informatics-equality-award\/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curriculum is designed in accordance with the recommendations of the German Informatics Society<\/a>, with no particular adjustments for women , other than a hardware module in the first year. After completing mandatory foundation courses, students can choose from a list of modules to attend, ensuring they achieve a certain amount of credits at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The full course is 7 semesters long. Most modules are taught through German with some through English in later semesters. A mandatory semester is spent abroad in one of the partner universities \u2013 to choose from over 300 international cooperations. Most students of the program reported on the importance of participating in the international component of the course.<\/p>\n<p>This program has an option for students to be employed with one of the industry partners in internships from early on. \u201cDual\u201d students prepare their bachelor\u2019s thesis in cooperation with industry. This course has been successfully attracting women since the year 2000.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatics-europe.org\/society\/minerva-informatics-equality-award\/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> This course is listed here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;case study &#8211; Mudd&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-case-mudd&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Introductory Computing Course Green<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><em>Harvey Mudd College, USA<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>Undergraduate students<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The interdisciplinary aspect was integrated into an introductory module called Green, designed to attract students with computing experience and to demonstrate the relevance of computing with biology. It uses biology context in all of its teaching and <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/2381083.2381100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivery is shared between the computing and the biology departments.<\/a> The class is offered over a semester of 15 weeks, and each week either a lecturer from computing or the biology department teaches students.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/academic-policies\/curriculum-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This module is a requirement<\/a> for students who want to complete the computer science core component of their major. A full list of modules and assignments in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.hmc.edu\/twiki\/bin\/view\/CS5Green\/WebHome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Green is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harvey Mudd has been successful in the recruitment of women into its computing majors, <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/2381083.2381100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consistently reaching 40% of female student share<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;case study &#8211; HTW Berlin&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-case-htw&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Computer Science and Business Administration (women only) \u2013 Informatik und Wirtschaft<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><em>HTW Berlin, Germany<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>Undergraduate female students<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>A female-only bachelor\u2019s degree course that takes 6 semesters to completethe standard timeframe for German higher educational institutions. Although the name suggests a strong emphasis on economics\/business administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/publishup.uni-potsdam.de\/opus4-ubp\/frontdoor\/deliver\/index\/docId\/56507\/file\/cid13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 80% of the curriculum is computing-related.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a mandatory internship in semester 4 for all students. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877042816310047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strong practical orientation is a focus<\/a> in this course.<\/p>\n<p>This course has shown great success in attracting women each year, mainly due to its monoeducational nature (see action on <a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/female-only-3rd-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female-only courses<\/a>) and the practical aspect of the course, but its <a href=\"https:\/\/publishup.uni-potsdam.de\/opus4-ubp\/frontdoor\/deliver\/index\/docId\/56507\/file\/cid13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interdisciplinary component<\/a> should not be undervalued.<\/p>\n<p>There might be many more success stories that have not been published in academic locations. If you represent one of the institutions with a hybrid computing course that has an impact on female students and students from other underrepresented gender groups, please get in touch [link].<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;eval&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-eval&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Evaluation Approach<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Below are some examples of how hybrid computing courses were assessed for impact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('tracking'); return false;\">\u27a4 Tracking Numbers<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tracking\" class=\"dropdown-content\">The most straightforward way to measure the impact of this action appeared to be tracking enrolment and retention numbers for women (examples from <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2110.06090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TU Dublin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.htw-berlin.de\/forschung\/online-forschungskatalog\/publikationen\/publikation\/?eid=15210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTW Berlin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatics-europe.org\/society\/minerva-informatics-equality-award\/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochschule Bremen<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1145\/2381083.2381100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Mudd College<\/a>).<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('questInf'); return false;\">\u27a4 Questionnaire &#8211; Influences<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"questInf\" class=\"dropdown-content\">A questionnaire containing items of factors influencing women to choose the course has been used as well, alongside open-ended questions and interviews asking about the motivating factors. An example of a student survey is available in the Resources section.<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('questMot'); return false;\">\u27a4 Questionnaire &#8211; Motivations<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"questMot\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Questionnaires asking students about their motivation to choose the offered course, or about the importance of certain aspects, such as the international exchange, have been used to measure impact. Please refer to the Resources section for sample survey.<\/div>\n<p>\n<script>\n    function toggleDiv(id) {\n      var x = document.getElementById(id);\n      x.style.display = (x.style.display === \"none\" || x.style.display === \"\") ? \"block\" : \"none\";\n    }\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;consider&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-consider&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Next Actions to Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Consider using this action along with some others, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/female-only-3rd-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Female-Only Third Level Computing Courses<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion module_id=&#8221;action-resources&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; toggle_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; closed_toggle_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; closed_toggle_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;KEEP ACCORDIAN COLLAPSED&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector {||  display: none;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Do not delete. This is important to keep the accordian items closed on initial load. Keep this at the top of the accordian stack.<\/p>\n<p>The accordian will auto-open the first item on load. This item has custom css to keep it hidden. This means the user cannot see that it is open thus manually overriding the auto-open.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Survey that includes questions on motivational factors to choose the programme of study&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Translated from the original German version, which was kindly provided by Prof. Juliane Siegeris (HTW Berlin)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Translated_survey_female_only_courses.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-232366\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;References&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-references&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxed\">\n<p>Alvarado C., Dodds Z., and Libeskind-Hadas R. 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1145\/2381083.2381100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increasing women\u2019s participation in computing at Harvey Mudd College<\/a>. ACM Inroads 3, 4 (December 2012), 55\u201364.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Science \u2013 Bioinformatics \u2013 Technological University of Munich \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tum.de\/en\/studies\/degree-programs\/detail\/bioinformatics-bachelor-of-science-bsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tum.de\/en\/studies\/degree-programs\/detail\/bioinformatics-bachelor-of-science-bsc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Engineering with a Second Major in Business \u2013 Nanyang Technological University \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.edu.sg\/education\/undergraduate-programme\/bachelor-of-engineering-in-computer-science-with-second-major-in-business#course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ntu.edu.sg\/education\/undergraduate-programme\/bachelor-of-engineering-in-computer-science-with-second-major-in-business#course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Benvenuti L., Barendsen E., van der Veer G.C., and Versendaal J. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3159450.3159532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding Computing in a Hybrid World: On the Undergraduate Curriculum Front-End Development<\/a>. In Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE \u201918). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 580\u2013585. 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Brodley C. E., Hescott B. J., Biron J., Ressing A., Peiken M., Maravetz S., and Mislove A. 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3478431.3499352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadening Participation in Computing via Ubiquitous Combined Majors (CS+X)<\/a>. In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education \u2013 Volume 1 (SIGCSE 2022), Vol. 1. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 544\u2013550.<\/p>\n<p>Computer Science International \u2013 Bachelor of Science Course. Technological University Dublin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tudublin.ie\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/computer-science-international-tu858\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CS Curriculum Policies \u2013 Harvey Mudd College \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/academic-policies\/curriculum-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/academic-policies\/curriculum-policies\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CS5: Introduction to Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.hmc.edu\/twiki\/bin\/view\/CS5Green\/WebHome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cs.hmc.edu\/twiki\/bin\/view\/CS5Green\/WebHome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Genut S., Kolikant, Y. B-D. <a href=\"https:\/\/infedu.vu.lt\/journal\/INFEDU\/article\/758\/info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bioinformatics as a Means to Attract Women to Computer Science, Informatics in Education<\/a> 22(2023), no. 4, 613-633, DOI 10.15388\/infedu.2023.25.<\/p>\n<p>Globes. (2022). Yablonko, Y., Aloni, T. (2020). Where do women go in high-tech: the secret that will bring women to computer science [Hebrew]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globes.co.il\/news\/sparticle.aspx?did=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.globes.co.il\/news\/sparticle.aspx?did=100<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happe, L., Marquardt, K. <a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/womencourage2023-posters-paper39.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer Science for Everyone: Interdisciplinary Online Courses of RockStartIT.<\/a> Poster at womENcourage \u201923. Association for Computing Machinery. 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Higher Education Authority Ireland (HEA) &#8211; Focus on Gender: Key Facts and Figures 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/hea.ie\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KEY-FACTS-FIGURES-GENDER-2024-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hea.ie\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/KEY-FACTS-FIGURES-GENDER-2024-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interdisciplinary Computing Major \u2013 Trinity College Hartford \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/cs\/interdisciplinary-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/cs\/interdisciplinary-major\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>International Women\u2019s Degree Programme in Computer Science B.Sc. \u2013 Hochschule Bremen \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-bremen.de\/en\/study\/degree-programme\/international-womens-degree-programme-in-computer-science-bsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hs-bremen.de\/en\/study\/degree-programme\/international-womens-degree-programme-in-computer-science-bsc\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>International Women\u00b4s Degree Program in Computer Science (2021 Runner-up) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatics-europe.org\/society\/minerva-informatics-equality-award\/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minerva Informatics Equality Award \u2013 Best Practices in Supporting Women<\/a> \u2013 Enrol and Retain Female Students (Past Submissions) Hochschule Bremen, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal Arts Computer Science Consortium. 2007. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/1240200.1240202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A 2007 model curriculum for a liberal arts degree in computer science. J. Educ. Resour. Comput<\/a>. 7, 2 (June 2007), 2\u2013es.<\/p>\n<p>Marquardt K., and Lucia Happe L. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/3587102.3588835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saving Bees with Computer Science: A Way to Spark Enthusiasm and Interest through Interdisciplinary Online Courses.<\/a> In Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1 (ITiCSE 2023). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 145\u2013151.<\/p>\n<p>McKeever S. and Lillis D. <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2110.06090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addressing the Recruitment and Retention of Female Students in Computer Science at Third Level,<\/a> 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Siegeris J. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.htw-berlin.de\/forschung\/online-forschungskatalog\/publikationen\/publikation\/?eid=15210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attracting a new clientele for computer science with a women-only IT degree course<\/a> \u2013 Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik HDI 2021 \u2013 9. Fachtagung des GI-Fachbereichs Informatik und Ausbildung\/Didaktik der Informatik, Dortmund. Universit\u00e4tsverlag Potsdam. Pages 157-172. ISBN 978-3-86956-548-4. 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Siegeris J., Freiheit J., Krefting D., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877042816310047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Women\u2019s Bachelor Programme \u201cComputer Science and Business Administration\u201d and its Consistent Orientation to Practical Training<\/a>, Procedia \u2013 Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 228, Pages 509-514, ISSN 1877-0428, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Wang, M.-T., Eccles, J. S., &amp; Kenny, S. 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23508740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not Lack of Ability but More Choice: Individual and Gender Differences in Choice of Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics<\/a>. Psychological Science, 24(5), 770\u2013775.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Action? 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