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

[Amanda Lacy]

I think they're going to have a difficult time finding 100
participants. I've been through enough of the most challenging courses
in CS to know for certain that I will be able to complete it, but in
order to take the survey I would have to lie and say I'd already
finished.

On 7/6/15, David Andrews via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>Allen Hoffman
>>Deputy Executive Director
>>The Office of Accessible Systems & Technology
>>Department of Homeland Security
>>202-447-0503 (voice)
>>allen.hoffman at hq.dhs.gov
>>
>>DHS Accessibility Helpdesk
>>202-447-0440 (voice)
>>202-447-0582 (fax)
>>202-447-5857 (TTY)
>>accessibility at dhs.gov
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>Rasmussen, Lloyd via nfbcs via gui-talk
>>Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:38 PM
>>To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>Cc: Rasmussen, Lloyd via nfbcs
>>Subject: [gui-talk] [nfbcs] FW: [program-l] Survey about Barriers in
>>CS Education
>>
>>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
>
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