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CERP Announces Webinar for Data Buddies Survey

By: CERP StaffIn: October 2020, Vol. 32/No. 9 /

The CRA Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) recently published a webinar featuring the Data Buddies Survey (DBS). This webinar details some of the background of the Data Buddies Survey, tips for good response rates, benefits for participating departments, and requirements for participating departments. This webinar is designed for a broad audience, including prospective DBS participants. You can view the webinar by clicking here.

If you would like to volunteer your department to join DBS, you can sign up here.

Email the CERP team with questions or comments at cerp@cra.org.

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Women and Non-binary Gendered Computing Professionals Report Lower Confidence in Their Ability to Negotiate for Resources

By: Heather M. Wright, Associate Director of CERPIn: September 2020, Vol. 32/No. 8 /

Among non-student professionals in computing-related jobs, women and non-binary gendered survey respondents report lower confidence in their ability to negotiate for resources in their job. There were no statistically significant differences in survey respondents’ confidence to speak up about issues in meetings or with their supervisor.

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Who is Welcome in Computing?

By: Burçin Tamer, Director of CERPIn: August 2020, Vol. 32/No. 7 /

Analysis of how welcome students feel in computing by intersections of race/ethnicity and gender, and disability status and gender shows that there are significant differences between students from various demographic groups ranging from 36% (Black women) to 75% (White men) of students in each group.

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Undergrads who are Underrepresented in Computing Indicate Higher Confidence in Graduate School Admission & Becoming Capable Researcher than Peers

By: Evelyn Yarzebinski, CERP Research AssociateIn: June 2020, Vol. 32/No. 6 /

CERP analyzed the results of the 2018 Data Buddies Survey and discovered areas where undergraduates indicate their confidence in computing abilities. Additionally, CERP uncovered some significant differences in confidence levels between students who are underrepresented and non-underrepresented.

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Data Buddies Survey Collected 75,000 Responses Over the Past Seven Years

By: CERP StaffIn: May 2020, Vol. 32/No. 5 /

Data Buddies 2019 came to a close at the beginning of February 2020, concluding the seventh year of data collection. Since its launch in 2013, the survey collected approximately 75,000 total responses, and 32,000 of these respondents are part of CERP’s longitudinal cohorts.

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The Many Pathways to Graduate Education in Computing

By: Burçin Tamer, Director of CERPIn: April 2020, Vol. 32/No.4 /

We analyzed students’ post bachelor’s degree plans and their intentions for the highest degree they plan to pursue. Our analysis found that not only are the pathways students expect to take not direct but also the shape of these pathways potentially differs for students of different racial/ethnic and gender identities.

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Who Do Men and Women Graduate Students Consider to Be Their Mentors?

By: Evelyn Yarzebinski, CERP Research AssociateIn: March 2020, Vol. 32/No.3 /

Where do graduate students find mentors? CERP analyzed results of the 2018 Data Buddies Survey and discovered the most common sources for mentors. Additionally, CERP uncovered some significant differences between where men and women graduate students find mentors.

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Thank you, Data Buddies! (Fall 2019)

By: CERP StaffIn: March 2020, Vol. 32/No.3 /

The annual Data Buddies Survey came to a close in February of 2020. CERP wishes to thank the 134 institutions and departments that made data collection possible, with special appreciation extended to Elite Data Buddies who received at least a 20% response rate from survey respondents.

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One Year Later, CERP Data Still Indicate REU Participation Relates to Graduate School Enrollment

By: Heather Wright, Associate Director of CERPIn: February 2020, Vol. 32/No.2 /

Analyzing data collected graduating computing students during the spring of 2018, CERP replicated findings indicating that students with formal research experience are more likely to apply to graduate school and enroll in doctoral programs compared to students without any formal research experiences during their undergraduate program.

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Higher Sense of Belonging for Students with Pre-college Coding Experience

By: Burçin Tamer, Director of CERPIn: January 2020, Vol. 32/No.1 /

According to the Data Buddies Survey (2018), undergraduate students with pre-college coding experience tend to have higher sense of belonging in computing. Given the importance of sense of belonging for retaining students in the field of computing, this finding highlights the potential long-term benefits of engaging students in coding early-on.

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What Helps Undergraduate and Graduate Students Continue in Their Computing Degree Programs?

By: Evelyn Yarzebinski, CERP Research AssociateIn: November 2019, Vol. 31/No.10 /

During a student’s time in a computing degree program, numerous hardships may cause them to seriously consider leaving the program prior to completion. This infographic presents reasons undergraduate and graduate students selected for deciding to remain in their computing degree program.

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