Saturday, September 26, 2020

The suicide of our nation?-----Duke prof's new computer science course will focus on diversity

Duke prof's new computer science course will focus on diversity
"...Duke University has a new computer science course this fall that will focus on race, gender, and class within the world of computing, in order to change the “working environment” of the field.
The course
 titled “Race, Gender, Class & Computing” is taught by Alicia Nicki Washington, a computer science professor at Duke.
  • "This course explores the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) challenges in computing"  
This new course at Duke is not your typical coding course, as it largely incorporates social sciences.
...The course description on the Fall 2020 Course Bulletin for Computer Science at Duke states: “This course explores the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) challenges in computing through an introduction to and analysis of various social constructs and their impact on not only computing departments and organizations but also the technologies developed. 
This course also introduces students to cultural competence in the context of computing. Read all.

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