Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014
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| author | Qiu, Kanjun |
| author2 | Leah Buechley. |
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| description | Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/852222019-04-12T20:26:35Z Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science Qiu, Kanjun Leah Buechley. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98). The current culture surrounding computer science is quite narrow, resulting in a participating population that lacks diversity in both gender and interests. The field of computational textiles has shown promise as a domain for diversifying computer science culture by drawing a population with broader, less traditional interests and backgrounds into creating technology; however, little effort has been made to build resources and communities around computational textiles. This thesis presents a curriculum that teaches computer science and computer programming through a series of lessons for building and programming computational textile projects, along with systematic considerations that support the real-world implementation of such a curriculum. In 2011-12, we conducted three workshops to evaluate the impact of our curriculum methods and projects on students' technological self-efficacy. As a result of data obtained from these workshops, we conclude that working with our curriculum's structured computational textile projects both draws a gender-diverse population, and increases students' comfort with, enjoyment of, and interest in working with electronics and programming. Accordingly, we are transforming the curriculum into a published book in order to provide educational resources to support the development of a computer science culture around computational textiles. by Kanjun Qiu. M. Eng. 2014-03-05T15:56:08Z 2014-03-05T15:56:08Z 2013 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85222 870997390 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 98 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Qiu, Kanjun Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title | Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title_full | Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title_fullStr | Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title_short | Developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| title_sort | developing a computational textiles curriculum to increase diversity in computer science |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
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