Description

The Computer Science Professional Identity Development Project aims to understand how CS undergraduate students are forming their professional identity and the role played by CS degree programs and various avenues for informal learning in supporting CS students’ professional development. The project assesses the professional development of CS students by gauging students’ technical competency and confidence gained through their degree experiences, professional experiences, various CS communities of practices, independent skill development, and social supports. 

Grants and Awards

• 2nd place, ACM Student Research Competition at SIGCSE 2019, Minneapolis, USA [ March 2019 ]
• ACM SIGCSE Special Award, CS Identity Development Interview Project ($3,078) [ June 2018 ]
• Travel Grant, CISE Department, University of Florida ($500) to attend ITiCSE 2018, Cyprus [ June 2018 ]  
• Travel Grant, Graduate Student Council, University of Florida ($350) to attend ACM SIGCSE 2018 [ February 2018 ]

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Full Conference Papers

2020

• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2019. Exploring the Participation of CS Undergraduate Students in Industry Internships. In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366844     [To appear]
• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2019. Barriers to Securing Industry Internships in Computing. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3373165.3373181    [To appear]

2019

• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2019. Understanding CS Undergraduate Students’ Professional Identity through the lens of their Professional Development. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2019). https://doi.org/10.1145/3304221.3319764    Acceptance Rate: 27%
• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2019. Understanding CS Undergraduate Students’ Professional Development through the Lens of Internship Experiences. In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 19). https://doi.org/10.1145/3287324.3287408    Acceptance Rate: 32%

2018

• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2018. Considerations for Switching: Exploring Factors behind CS Students’ Desire to Leave a CS Major. In Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 18). https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3197113     Acceptance Rate: 29%
• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2018. Understanding Professional Identities and Goals of Computer Science Undergraduate Students. In Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 18). https://doi.org/10.1145/3159450.3159474   Acceptance Rate: 35%

Peer Reviewed Short Conference Papers

2019

• Amanpreet Kapoor. 2019. A Grounded Theory of Computing Professional Identity Formation. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2019). https://doi.org/10.1145/3304221.3325598

Peer Reviewed Conference Posters

2019

• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2019. Understanding Aspiring UX Professionals’ Professional Development. UXPA 2019 Conference.
• Amanpreet Kapoor. 2019. Deconstructing Successful and Unsuccessful Computer Science Undergraduate Interns. In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 19). https://doi.org/10.1145/3287324.3293711

2018

• Amanpreet Kapoor, and Christina Gardner-McCune. 2018. Understanding How Computer Science Undergraduate Students are Developing their Professional Identities. In Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 18). https://doi.org/10.1145/3159450.3162322