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| | Recommended Citation: Caputo, D J and F G Kohun. Designing Undergraduate And Doctoral Level Programs to Advance The Career Potential Of Women in Information Technology. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §103.
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Designing Undergraduate And Doctoral Level Programs to Advance The Career Potential Of Women in Information Technology
This paper focuses on the design, innovations and outcomes of undergraduate through doctoral level programs in the information systems field, with a major emphasis on the successful assimilation and enhancement of the career potential of women. Despite expanding opportunities and substantial financial incentives, women are significantly underrepresented at both the collegiate and professional levels of the information sciences. Furthermore, there is much evidence that women experience a cumulative disadvantage, in computer terms, that begins in grade schools, continues through the college years, then subtly manifests itself as discrimination at the corporate level. Thus, this study examines the effect of the ongoing strategies employed for the integration of women in the computer information system discipline at Robert Morris College and surveys the corporate computing environment of Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The issue of discrimination against women in corporate information technology departments is raised, along with the strategies used to combat such practices. Finally, the Robert Morris doctoral program initiatives are employed to address these problems and integrate them into the curriculum.
Keywords: IS gender issues, IS curriculum design, corporate IS discrimination, mentoring programs
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