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How do we break the cycle? Colleges need to get out of the business of teaching CompSci the way the do it now. Less emphasis on science and engineering and mor
by ChicagoDave 8y ago
How do we break the cycle?
Colleges need to get out of the business of teaching CompSci the way the do it now. Less emphasis on science and engineering and more on team building, project management, business analysis, and more. Don't make programmers. To me that's like forcing everyone that plans to work on cars to only understand how to repair brakes. There is a whole lot of car outside of repairing just the brakes.
Colleges need to engage in team-oriented software development practices. It shouldn't be computer science specific. It should be business oriented, social, teams, projects, testing, planning, white-boarding, _and_ programming.
This is how a lot of businesses run, so we should mimic the environments these graduates will end up in.
If we made this one valuable change, we'd possibly attract a more balanced gender population, create social environments for men to evolve properly, allow women to feel comfortable and respected, and generate advocacy for diverse and respectful work environments.
- yosito 8y agoAre you implying that science and engineering are problematic for women? ಠ_ಠ
- ChicagoDave 8y agoHell no. I’m saying our current working population is out of gender balance and women who would otherwise choose software engineering probably prefer to turn towards gender neutral professions, especially given all of the news of places like Uber. We need to change the foundation of tech education to weave in other disciplines so gender balance is achieved. Granted, if a college tried and they still struggled to meet the goal of gender balance, my theory goes out the window. But except for brave and determined women, this imbalance will remain. Let’s take the need for bravery out of the equation, if it’s possible.