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,Click to edit Master title style,ACMS 2003,*,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,Men Are From the Server Side,Women Are From the Client Side:,A Biblical Perspective on Men, Women, and Computer Science,Kim Potter Kihlstrom,Westmont College,The Dilemma,Percentage of women in computer science is small and has actually decreased over the last 20 years,Why, when CS is a wonderful field with many opportunities?,Examine scriptures to understand male and female differences,Disclaimer: general tendencies, not absolute,Creation: The Blessing,God blessed them and said to them, “,Be fruitful,and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it . I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for,food,.”, Genesis 1:28-29,Two Aspects of the Blessing,1,Human fertility (reproduction),Land fertility (food),1,J. H. Walton.,Genesis,. The NIV application commentary. Zondervan, 2001.,Creation of Man,. no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and,there was no man to work the ground,.,the LORD God formed the man,from the dust,of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.,Genesis 2:5-7,Creation of Woman,The LORD God said, “,It is not good for the man to be alone,. I will make a helper suitable for him.” . Then the LORD God made a woman,from the rib,he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man., Genesis 2:18,22,Man and the Fall,“Cursed is the ground because of you; through,painful toil,you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce,thorns and thistles,for you.”, Genesis 3:17-18,Woman and the Fall,“I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to,children,. Your desire will be for your,husband, and he will rule over you.”, Genesis 3:16,Man and Woman,Adam,Purpose: till the soil (functional),Material: dust of the ground (inorganic),Fall results: work oriented,Eve,Purpose: man not alone (relational),Material: rib of Adam (organic),Fall results: relationship oriented,Man and Power,Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds. Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the kings enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet., Psalm 45:3-5,Woman and Beauty,The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord . All glorious is the princess within her chamber; her gown is interwoven with gold. In embroidered garments she is led to the king., Psalm 45:11,13-14,Man and Woman,King,Exercising power,Splendor of maleness,2,Princess,Creating beauty,Beauty of femaleness,2,2,D.B. Allender and T. Longman.,Intimate Allies,. Tyndale House, 1995.,Hypothesis,We come to CS differently because of basic male/female differences,Men tend to be more oriented toward,function,and women toward,relationship,Men want to,exercise power,and women want to,create beauty,Neither approach is better nor worse; both are essential!,Men: Function and Power,Enjoyment of the computer itself,Write programs,Play computer games,Experiment, push it to limits, see what it will do,Tinker with the machine,Example: remote control,Women: Relation and Beauty,Care for people,Work together,Be in relationship with others,Link CS to social concerns, applications,Help people solve problems,Create beauty, order, elegance,Example: dorm room,Dorm Room,Dorm Room,Women and the Whole Person,“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Luke 2:52,The narrowly focused “geek” versus the ideal of growth and strength in all areas,Many female students do not identify with the “geek” image,Many female students think about marriage and family life and how this will fit with their career,Women and Self-Confidence,Men seem to have,more confidence,and women seem to need,more reassurance,Concerns for women:,Lack of prior programming experience,Not comfortable with machines,May be more comfortable with mathematical foundations, concepts, and applications,Intimidated by jargon,Vulnerable to inhospitable teaching environments,Changes to Our Curriculum,Three-semester introductory sequence,CS 5: Fundamentals of Computing,Introduction to CS: History, overview,algorithms,logic, abstraction;,applications,such as web development,CS 10: Introduction to Programming,Lego robots for early programming assignments,Use CMU,graphics,library for final project (C+),CS 30: Data Structures,Group,programming projects that include graphical user interface (Java),Building Community,Women in CS/math support group,Weekly dinners with faculty/students (cookies!),Regular social events (BBQs, hot tub, etc.),Weekly time of faculty prayer for students,Grace Hopper and SIGCSE student attendance,Individual mentoring of students,Identifying and encouraging leaders,Faculty attendance at school-wide student events,Future goal: community service projects,Faculty Service and Calling,Active recruitment of students,Brochure about computer science,Sense of calling,Teaching as an act of worship,Spiritual gifts used to minister to students,Transparency,Nurturing and caring for students,
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