Applications are now open for the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (IAAMCS, pronounced ‘i am cs’) Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Undergraduates majoring in education, computer science, psychology, or a related field are eligible to apply. Also eligible to apply are active High School STEM teachers in the field of Computer Science. Participants will conduct research on projects related to Broadening Participation in Computing. Please send questions about the program to kinnis.gosha@morehouse.edu. 

Three of the following research topics can be found below:

Impact of Technical Interview Practice on Interview Outcomes for HBCU Computer Science Majors | The study seeks to find out the correlation between the dosage of technical interviews and the success of those interviews in landing a job or internship in a software engineering role. The REU will consist of a literature review, design of the study (including a survey), deploying of the survey to Computer Science Majors (attending Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark Atlanta University), analysis of the results, and development of a research poster. 

Trends of Pre-college Computing Preparation on First-Year Outcomes for HBCU Computer Science Majors | The study seeks to compare pre-college trends such as coding camps, computing courses, access to mentors, and other factors to see which trends were more frequent in high-achieving computer science majors in their freshman year. For the study, only the first and second programming courses will be evaluated. The REU will consist of a literature review, design of the study (including a survey), deploying of the survey to Computer Science Majors (attending Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark Atlanta University), analysis of the results, and development of a research poster.  

Factors that Lead to the Pursuit of Graduate Degrees in Computer Science for Black Computer Science Doctoral Students | The study seeks to identify the various factors that led current computer science doctoral students to pursue a terminal degree in computing. Factors such as fellowship support, family support, interest in research careers, positive summer research experiences, and other factors will be tested. Students will be recruited from the AAPHDCS list serve and the IAAMCS student database. The REU will consist of a literature review, design of a qualitative study, interviews with the participating Computer Science doctoral students, analysis of the results, and development of a research poster.