COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY

COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY

F. Manzano-Agugliaro, N. Novas Castellano, J.A. Gázquez Parra Dpt. Engineering. University of Almeria (SPAIN) fmanzano@ual.es , nnovas@ual.es ,

jgazquez@ual.es

UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA

SPAIN

Introduction• The ratio of women enrolled as branches of the total of

students in each branch, moving within a range of 29.5% to the Scientific and Technical Branch, 72.2% to the branch humanities, and 66.5% to branch of Health Sciences [1].

• In high school, women who choose science options are a minority in the form of technology, while prevailing in arts and humanities [8].

• Existing computer engineering studies at the University of Almeria is Informatics Engineer with 2 years for curricula, after made 3 years of curricula of ITIS (Computer Engineering Systems) or ITIG (Computer Engineering Management).

Introduction• In the PFC regulation of the possible modalities is: Technical Project

(PT), Technical Working (TT), Research monograph (MI) and Practices in a company (PE).

• “Each project will be led by one or two directors, of which at least one must be a professor at the University of Almería belonging to an area of knowledge related to the curriculum” and “Project Director of Technical Project (PT) or Technical Working (TT), will be held for at least one teacher with specific technical training (Engineer)”.

• In addition "to the mode of Practices in a company (PE) will need to show a minimum of 6 months for medium-level qualifications (ITI) and 12 months for higher-level degrees (IA) in the enterprise where work practices are carried out, under the employment contract as approved by the INEM, titled level intermediate or higher level as appropriate ".

Objective

This paper examines the gender preferences of computer engineering in the choice of the mode of final project at the University of Almeria since its introduction to the plan of 1999 to the present.

Data and Methods

Modality XX XYTotal final project

(PFC)

MI 14 87 101

PT 1 11 12

TT 12 84 96

PE 0 0 0

Total 27 182 209

Distribution of PFC modalities defend from 2001 to 2012

Research monograph (MI) Technical Project (PT) Technical Working (TT) Practices in a company (PE)

TECHNICAL WORKING

6%

RESEARCH MONOGRAPH

46%

TECHNICAL PROJECT

48%

PRACTICES IN A COMPANY

0%

Percentage of PFC modality in Computer Engineering.

Data and Methods

Data and Methods

Distribution Percentage (%) of PFC modalities.

Modality XX XY

MI 47,8 51,9

PT 6,0 3,7

TT 46,2 44,4

PE 0 0

Total 100 100

Research monograph (MI) Technical Project (PT) Technical Working (TT) Practices in a company (PE)

Percentage of PFC modality in women.

XX

4%

44%52%

0%

PT

TT

MI

PE

Computer Engineer (PLAN 99)

Results and Discussion

Percentage of PFC modality in men.

Results and Discussion

XY

6%

46%

48%

0%

PT

TT

MI

PE

Computer Engineer (PLAN 99)

Conclusions

• There is not difference on the choice on final project modality by gender

COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY

Conclusions

COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY

• There is a problem with the modality of Practices in a Company.

Conclusions

COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY

• There is an academic disadvantage for Technical Project compared with Research monograph (MI) and Technical Working (TT), that are chosen by 96 % of women and 94 % of men

Acknowledgements

This work has been conducted within the framework of University of Almería teaching innovation project "WEB 2.0 EN LOS PROYECTOS FIN DE CARRERA DE INGENIERIA”.

UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA

SPAIN

Thanks for your attention

COMPUTER ENGINEERING AS EXAMPLE OF GENDER EQUALITY