Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick

Clare McInerney; A.L. Lamprecht; Tiziana Margaria

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_50

Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick

Clare McInerney, A.L. Lamprecht, Tiziana Margaria

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Abstract

Increasing the number of females in ICT-related university courses has been a major concern for several years. In 2015, we offered a girls-only computing summer camp for the first time, as a new component in our education and outreach activities to foster students’ interest in our discipline. In this paper, we describe the motivation for the camp and how we designed the program, and we report our experiences and survey findings from the first two editions of the camp. They can provide guidance for planning further events targeting females, and help to integrate awareness about underrepresentation of females in other activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone
Subtitle of host publication	Learning with and about technologies and computing
Editors	Arthur Tatnall, Mary Webb
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	494-505
ISBN (Print)	9783319743097
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_50
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	2017 World Conference on Computers in Education - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 3 Jul 2017 → 6 Jul 2017 http://wcce2017.com

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	515
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

Conference

Conference	2017 World Conference on Computers in Education
Abbreviated title	WCCE 2017
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	3/07/17 → 6/07/17
Internet address	http://wcce2017.com

Keywords

Computer science education
Computational thinking
Modelling
Programming
Women in STEM

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McInerney, C., Lamprecht, A. L., & Margaria, T. (2018). Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick. In A. Tatnall, & M. Webb (Eds.), Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone: Learning with and about technologies and computing (pp. 494-505). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 515). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_50

McInerney, Clare ; Lamprecht, A.L. ; Margaria, Tiziana. / Computing Camps for Girls : A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick. Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone: Learning with and about technologies and computing. editor / Arthur Tatnall ; Mary Webb. Heidelberg : Springer, 2018. pp. 494-505 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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McInerney, C, Lamprecht, AL & Margaria, T 2018, Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick. in A Tatnall & M Webb (eds), Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone: Learning with and about technologies and computing. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 515, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 494-505, 2017 World Conference on Computers in Education, Dublin, Ireland, 3/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_50

Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick. / McInerney, Clare; Lamprecht, A.L.; Margaria, Tiziana.
Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone: Learning with and about technologies and computing. ed. / Arthur Tatnall; Mary Webb. Heidelberg: Springer, 2018. p. 494-505 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 515).

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McInerney C, Lamprecht AL, Margaria T. Computing Camps for Girls: A First-Time Experience at the University of Limerick. In Tatnall A, Webb M, editors, Tomorrow’s Learning: Involving Everyone: Learning with and about technologies and computing. Heidelberg: Springer. 2018. p. 494-505. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_50

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