Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Gender

professional STEM careers. These students all live in the sameresidence hall and are afforded opportunities such as peer mentoring, on-site tutoring,professional certification opportunities, and social and community activities. Through this study,we attempt to answer the following questions: What are the essential elements of WISER thatcontribute to student academic and career development? What learning experiences embedded inWISER directly or indirectly increase student self-efficacy and positive outcome expectations inengineering?Literature ReviewThe theoretical framework for this study will be the social cognitive career theory (SCCT).SCCT is grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory and is used to explain how academicinterest along with career

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Tim John Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy DuBow, National Center for Women & IT; Alexis Kaminsky, Kaminsky Consulting, LLC

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Gender

making. 1 The SCCT model posits thatperson-centered variables of domain-specific self-efficacy coupled with interests and realisticoutcome expectations about the field propel individuals to pursue particular careers. Careerchoice is further influenced by a combination of supportive and inhibiting contextual factors.Supportive factors associated with pursuing computing include: early exposure, access to highquality learning experiences, supportive parents, and peer groups.2, 3 Inhibiting factors includelimited access, subtle and not-so-subtle racism and sexism, geographic location, and lower socio-economic status.3, 4 Importantly, SCCT incorporates gender and race/ethnicity explicitly in its model, whichrenders it appropriate for work with