Exploring Effective Early Research Exposure for Broadening Participation in Computing Science

Ouldooz Baghban Karimi; Rebecca Robinson; Shanon Reckinger; Giulia Alberini; Sruti Bhagavatula; Trevor Bonjour; Dimitrij (Mitja) Hmeljak; Konstantinos Liaskos; Susan H. Rodger; Ruchi Sembey; Megan Venn-Wycherley

doi:10.1145/3724389.3731278

Exploring Effective Early Research Exposure for Broadening Participation in Computing Science

Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
, Rebecca Robinson
, Shanon Reckinger
, Giulia Alberini
, Sruti Bhagavatula
, Trevor Bonjour
, Dimitrij (Mitja) Hmeljak
, Konstantinos Liaskos
, Susan H. Rodger
, Ruchi Sembey
, Megan Venn-Wycherley

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Evidence supports offering research experiences for undergraduate computing science students as a means of broadening participation in computing[7, 10, 11]. However, student perceptions about computing science research, how students become interested in these research experiences, and the details of effective design and delivery of programs capable of attracting and retaining this interest are less explored. In this study, we investigate the design and delivery of undergraduate research programs. We expand on and explore several factors, including but not limited to cultural relevance, the presence of a cross-disciplinary high-level view, task assignment, entry point, and support elements of a program.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITiCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	695-696
Number of pages	2
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9798400715693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3724389.3731278
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2025
Event	30th Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education 2025 - Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands Duration: 30 Jun 2025 → 2 Jul 2025

Conference

Conference	30th Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education 2025
Abbreviated title	ITiCSE 2025
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Nijmegen
Period	30/06/25 → 2/07/25

Keywords

broadening participation
computer science research

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management of Technology and Innovation
Education

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Baghban Karimi, O., Robinson, R., Reckinger, S., Alberini, G., Bhagavatula, S., Bonjour, T., Hmeljak, D., Liaskos, K., Rodger, S. H., Sembey, R., & Venn-Wycherley, M. (2025). Exploring Effective Early Research Exposure for Broadening Participation in Computing Science. In ITiCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (Vol. 2, pp. 695-696). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3724389.3731278

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Baghban Karimi, O, Robinson, R, Reckinger, S, Alberini, G, Bhagavatula, S, Bonjour, T, Hmeljak, D, Liaskos, K, Rodger, SH, Sembey, R & Venn-Wycherley, M 2025, Exploring Effective Early Research Exposure for Broadening Participation in Computing Science. in ITiCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. vol. 2, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 695-696, 30th Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education 2025, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 30/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3724389.3731278

Exploring Effective Early Research Exposure for Broadening Participation in Computing Science. / Baghban Karimi, Ouldooz; Robinson, Rebecca; Reckinger, Shanon et al.
ITiCSE 2025: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Vol. 2 Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. p. 695-696.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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