Building a data driven pathway in data science leading to student success

所有类型的企业都认识到“大数据”在决策和规划中的转型价值，并且正面临着雇佣具有数据分析技能的员工的日益增长的需求。在大数据、数据科学和数据分析领域行业领导者的专业知识的指导下，洛杉矶港口学院（LAHC）将创建两个可堆叠的数据分析师证书，旨在为入门级就业提供技术人员水平的技能，以满足对拥有“大数据”技能的员工的需求。教育途径将整合几个已建立的传统和非传统STEM学位，如商业、心理学、生物学和教育学，使社区大学生获得数据分析的基础，提高入门级就业能力，并使他们能够在有“大数据”需求的部门工作。除了让学生为技术人员水平的就业做好准备外，使用学分，可转移的课程将使LAHC能够建立数据科学转移途径，进入越来越多的提供数据科学课程的学士学位机构。该项目将创建一个数据分析师证书，旨在提供基础数据科学和分析技能，以提高任何LAHC学生的就业能力。该项目的目标包括：(1)确定高需求数据分析技术人员工作所需的知识和技能，(2)使用现有的学分课程开发新的行业重点数据分析师证书，为LAHC的学生创建新的行业重点STEM途径，以及(3)招募和招收现有和新的学生参加该计划，以完成数据分析师证书。将成立一个数据科学咨询委员会，以发展该计划的学习成果，并确定实习地点，以提供基于行业的学习机会。为了确保课程和数据分析技术人员计划的目标和结果符合当前行业的需求，将进行数据科学分析师技能评估。评估计划将采用混合方法，使方法与结果相匹配。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Businesses of all types recognize the transformational value of “big data” in decision making and planning and are facing a growing need to hire employees with data analytic skills. Guided by the expertise of industry leaders in the areas of big data, data science, and data analytics, Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) will create two stackable Data Analyst certificates designed to provide technician-level skills for entry-level employment to address the demand for employees with “big data” skills. Educational pathways will be developed that will integrate several established traditional and non-traditional STEM degrees, such as business, psychology, biology, and education, allowing community college students to acquire a foundation in data analytics, increasing entry level employability, and allowing them to work in sectors with “big data” needs. In addition to preparing students for technician-level employment, the use of credit-bearing, transferable coursework will allow LAHC to establish a data science transfer pathway to a growing number of baccalaureate institutions offering data science programs.The project will create a Data Analyst certificate designed to provide foundational data science and analysis skills that will increase the employability of any LAHC student. The objectives of the project include: (1) identifying the knowledge and skill set needed for employment in high demand data analytics technician jobs, (2) developing a new industry-focused Data Analyst Certificate using existing, credit-bearing courses to create new, industry-focused STEM pathway for students at LAHC, and (3) recruiting and enrolling current and new students into the program to complete the Data Analyst Certificate. A Data Science Advisory Board will be formed to develop the learning outcomes for the program and to identify internship sites to provide industry-based learning opportunities. To ensure the courses and data analyst technician program objectives and outcomes align with the current need in the industry, a data science analyst skills assessment will be conducted. The evaluation plan will use a mixed methods approach, matching the method to the outcome.This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.