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Lockheed Martin - We never forget who we're working for

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CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W)

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OSU College of Engineering

History

On September 9th, 2003 Microsoft donated a pool of desktop and handheld personal computers to the Women in CS in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at The Ohio State University (OSU). These resources formed the foundation of a The Women In Computer Engineering  (TWiCE), where women would develop applications utilizing Visual Studio.NET.

AU03 - TWiCE Launch

 

 

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Equipment: The equipment and supporting printed material was ordered and started arriving.

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Physical Plant: The CSE department and Systems Operation Center generously donated floor space and system support. Equipment was installed into the space.

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Human Resources: Provisional team members were recruited. A development plan that included weekly assignments was created.  Team members began configuring and using lab resources.

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Client Development: Favorable contact was initiated with viable industry client projects, like FamilyPal, COTA, and Olentangy Local Schools

WI04 - Growth

 

 

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Technical Resources: Server hardware was installed and configured.

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Human Resources: Team members completed their orientation activities and submitted project plans for development.  Additional members were recruited.  One member graduated.

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Projects: After pruning the client list for viability, one external client, COTA, was selected.  Contracted work for COTA began. Other activities included assisting with a pilot section of CIS201 and targeted applications for general use by middle and high school math and science classes

SP04 - Maturity

 

 

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Technical Resources: Server software was installed and a Sharepoint site was created for the coordination of team activities and resources. 

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Projects: Activity on Jane's Domaze, a proposed application for handheld PCs to introduce object-oriented topics to middle and high school students, was accelerated.  The TWiCE website was redesigned to make a more effective communication tool.

Present

 

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Technical Resources: The lab PCs support 1-2 TWiCE members each.  The server is running a Sharepoint site and hosting the Gidget website.

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Human Resources: The project supports up to ten women at a time, with members joining and leaving every quarter.  We are proud that 100% of TWiCE participants stay in their computing major until graduation.

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Client Development: We have active partnerships with TECHCORPS Ohio and Gidget.

 

Our lab is a clean, safe space for TWiCE members to work on projects or schoolwork:

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Contact us by e-mail for more details.

 

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Last updated: 09/01/06.