Conference Session

Session 7 - Track 2: IBM Pathways Program - Empowering technical talent to grow and succeed

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Callistus Ndemo, IBM; Laura Casale, IBM

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

available tothe participants, coaches, and sponsors. Example topics include: • Articulating complex technical points of view and solutions • Technical leadership branding • Building social technical eminence (internal and external) • Building “soft” skills such as (leadership, negotiations, communications • Networking across the enterprise and externally • Career advancement planning • Identifying and correcting derailing behaviors that could delay career progression • Discovering passions and purpose for both personal and professional • Understanding dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, unconscious bias© Copyright IBM 12IBM Pathway

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 5: Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process in Computing Can Be Made More Equitable

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Monique S Ross, Florida International University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

technical interviews. If you put all those into one class, I think that could be super [inaudible 00:21:06] and students are required to take it. Because if you have these meetings and people don’t have time or people have jobs, it’s hard to do on top of classes, so if you had your own three, four credit class, that would be super beneficial definitely.Other students mentioned how they felt uncomfortable speaking, or how they noticed others in thedepartment struggled with communication. As such, they felt gaining practice could help to betterprepare, as emphasized by Michael (an Asian, Black, and Hispanic male): I think providing students with some sort of soft skills interviewing course or something

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

they can put into practice what they learn during the program as well as developingtechnical and soft skills. 10 Assessment • Annual Scholar Surveys 133 Graduated from – What program aspects do students find valuable? MSU – How does the program contribute to personal (45% Graduation Rate) development and student success? • Research 109 from the Bagley – Re(engineering) student success: constructing College of Engineering knowledge on

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Track 8: Technical Session 2: Adapting the Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to Engineering: A Digital Tool to Aid Inclusive Design

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Audrey Anne Blanchet, Université de Sherbrooke; Nathalie Roy, Université de Sherbrooke

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

and building applicableknowledge around [EDI]. [Their] approach supports instructors in reimagining their pedagogy toimprove student teams’ abilities to work together in more effective, equitable, and engagingways.”Secondly, some strategies intend to develop soft skills related to EDI such as communication,leadership and teamwork that enhance students’ ability to interact in a diverse work context. Forexample, “the OPSIDIAN training program [24] provides trainees with the Power Skills neededto integrate interdisciplinarity and diversity for creative sciences and engineering research teams.Power skills include diversity- and interdisciplinary-driven communication, teamwork, andleadership’’.Thirdly, some strategies are integrating EDI into