The following learning module is to be inserted in any sort of Computer Science course with students who may be interested in entering the tech industry. This lesson would be particularly useful in a Computing Ethics course or a senior seminar. The module contains one unit with two “bites” or lessons.<\/p>\n
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This module explores the challenges and nuances to fostering a virtuous, positive workplace culture in the tech industry. The module is comprised of two lessons, one that covers the process of establishing and maintaining a healthy workplace culture and one that covers avenues of changing a toxic culture. Each lesson includes case studies to offer real life examples of the material. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students will be expected to:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exploring the various components of establishing a tech company\u2019s culture and the subsequent effects on employee well-being<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In an Ethics related course, this lesson could be inserted towards the end of the\u00a0<\/span>curriculum, before or after Emerging Tech. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You are a tech entrepreneur who has just been promised VC funding which will allow you to fully launch and scale your software company (which will take it from 4 employees to 30). Given the last few years of very public controversial issues at tech companies, your investors want to make sure they are investing in a tech company that will treat its customers and employees with respect. You must deliver a written plan (250-500 words) to your investors outlining at least one thing you will do to establish and foster a healthy workplace environment. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n taken to protest this culture, from lawsuits to employee walkouts. <\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/40524955\/i-accidentally-built-a-brogrammer-culture-now-were-undoing-it?cid=search<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Module: Tech Workplace Culture The following learning module is to be inserted in any sort of Computer Science course with students who may be interested in entering the tech industry. This lesson would be particularly useful in a Computing Ethics course or a senior seminar. The module contains one unit with two “bites” or lessons. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":579,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-35","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/579"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/computer-science-2971-spring-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Module Learning Outcomes<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Bite 1: Creation of Tech Workplace Culture <\/b><\/h3>\n
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