Are Professional Science Master's (PSM) Programs Beneficial for Graduates? An Evaluation of PSM Programs

Autor/inn/en	Rivenbark, Jessica; Cummings, Jeff; Kline, Doug; Patterson, Laurie
Titel	Are Professional Science Master's (PSM) Programs Beneficial for Graduates? An Evaluation of PSM Programs
Quelle	In: Information Systems Education Journal, 18 (2020) 5, S.54-64 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1545-679X
Schlagwörter	Professional Education; Masters Degrees; Educational Benefits; Program Effectiveness; STEM Education; Graduate Students; Educational Quality; Alumni; Employment Potential; Curriculum Design; Employer Attitudes; Student Satisfaction; College Faculty; Coordinators; Data Analysis; Statistics; Computer Science Education; State Universities; Competition; Relevance (Education); North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsausbildung; Bildungsertrag; STEM; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Lehrplangestaltung; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Fakultät; Koordinator; Auswertung; Statistik; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Staatliche Universität; Wettkampf; Relevance; Relevanz
Abstract	Since the early 2000s, we have seen an increase in the need for graduates in various STEM fields. The Professional Science Master's (PSM) program was created in 2001 to address this increased demand. While research has shown the benefits these programs may provide, there is limited research examining the current state of PSM programs. The current research evaluates the perspective of students, alumni, faculty and program directors concerning the benefits from the PSM. Results suggest these programs still create competitive graduate students with concepts from the PSM being implemented in non-PSM programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01