[gui-talk] [nfbcs] FW: [program-l] Survey about Barriers in CS Education

[David Andrews]

Well, I can't speak for them, but in reading the stuff it looks like 
they may be interested in improving the CS education system, hence 
the desire to survey people who went through it.  I could be wrong ... but ...

Dave

At 08:44 AM 7/6/2015, Hoffman, Allen wrote:
>Just out of curiosity, why is this constrained to those who have a 
>degree in CS only?  Folks who found challenges significant enough to 
>prevent obtaining the degree are by definition excluded, but who may 
>have, by definition the most impact.  For example, I have taken many 
>programming courses over the past 30-some years and there are some 
>general issues which when I was in college prevented me from 
>completing that degree.  In addition there are issues related to 
>certifications as well which are equally useful to track down.
>
>Just doesn't make a lot of sense to constrain your inputs in this way to me.
>
>
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>From: program-l-bounce at freelists.org
>[mailto:program-l-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Catherine Baker
>Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:16 PM
>To: program-l at freelists.org
>Subject: [program-l] Survey about Barriers in CS Education
>
>Hello,
>I am a graduate student in Computer Science and Engineering at the 
>University of Washington. My group is interested in creating tools 
>to help blind programmers. In order to better understand the 
>challenges faced by them, I am conducting a survey on the barriers 
>encountered as they learned to program. We would also like to invite 
>some participants to take part in follow-up interviews to expound 
>upon their answers and get more details about the barriers they have 
>faced. You will be able to indicate if you would be willing to 
>participate in the follow-up interviews at the end of the survey.
>
>The survey is intended to be completed by adults who have completed 
>an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related field and 
>used a screen reader while completing that degree. If you meet the 
>criteria, are one of the first 100 people to complete the survey 
>answering at least half the questions, and provide your information, 
>you will receive a $5 Amazon gift card. Please note, responses 
>deemed to be spam will not receive compensation. Those who are 
>interviewed as a follow up to the survey will receive a $30 Amazon 
>gift card. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes. The 
>follow-up interview should take approximately an hour.
>
>Here is the link to the survey:
>https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/cmbaker/260612. The survey will 
>close July 16.
>
>Please feel free to forward this to anyone else you know who may be 
>interested in participating in our study.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Catherine Baker
>Computer Science and Engineering
>University of Washington
>Paul Allen Center
>Seattle, WA 98195-2840