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Professional Masters' STEM Graduate Education Programs to Develop a Business-Savvy Workforce

Professional Masters' STEM Graduate Education Programs to Develop a Business-Savvy Workforce

Kiriko Komura
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522518808|ISBN10: 1522518800|EISBN13: 9781522519768
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1880-8.ch004
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Komura, Kiriko. "Professional Masters' STEM Graduate Education Programs to Develop a Business-Savvy Workforce." Handbook of Research on Science Education and University Outreach as a Tool for Regional Development, edited by B. Pandu Ranga Narasimharao, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 35-49. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1880-8.ch004

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Komura, K. (2017). Professional Masters' STEM Graduate Education Programs to Develop a Business-Savvy Workforce. In B. Narasimharao, E. Wright, S. Prasad, & M. Joshi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Science Education and University Outreach as a Tool for Regional Development (pp. 35-49). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1880-8.ch004

Chicago

Komura, Kiriko. "Professional Masters' STEM Graduate Education Programs to Develop a Business-Savvy Workforce." In Handbook of Research on Science Education and University Outreach as a Tool for Regional Development, edited by B. Pandu Ranga Narasimharao, et al., 35-49. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1880-8.ch004

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Abstract

Educating the future STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforce is key to driving economic development worldwide in the 21st century. Institutions of higher education are challenged to grow their students' global competencies. Moreover, highly skilled and talented students need support to seek their business and industry opportunities directly connected to their graduate education. This chapter introduces a case study of interdisciplinary STEM education, known as professional science master's degrees, which has been developed and implemented in the United States for over a decade. The degree was created intentionally incorporating relevant business components customized to professional careers with the promise for increased business and industry economic development regionally, nationally, and internationally. Furthermore, this chapter was designed to help international educators and institutional leaders who seek new developments in graduate degrees in the area of STEM education align with future employment prospects.

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