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Software Engineering: Social Impact and Perception
- Date Issued:
- 2018
- Abstract/Description:
- New software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in learning software engineering as much as men. Additionally, our research found that younger people are not only required to use software tools more frequently but are the most interested in learning how to build them. Finally, we found that a majority of people do not have any experience developing software. Our survey highlights some of the challenges of software technologies in the economy.
Title: | Software Engineering: Social Impact and Perception. |
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Name(s): |
Cardenas, Erika Shorten, Connor Escaleras, Monica |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Poster | |
Date Created: | 2018 | |
Date Issued: | 2018 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Florida | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 1 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | New software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in learning software engineering as much as men. Additionally, our research found that younger people are not only required to use software tools more frequently but are the most interested in learning how to build them. Finally, we found that a majority of people do not have any experience developing software. Our survey highlights some of the challenges of software technologies in the economy. | |
Identifier: | FAU_SR00000030 (IID) | |
Collection: | FAU Student Research Digital Collection | |
Subject(s): | College students --Research --United States. | |
Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000030 | |
Restrictions on Access: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |