National Higher Education & Workforce Initiative Work Readiness for the Data intensive Enterprise

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1 National Higher Education & Workforce Initiative Work Readiness for the Data intensive Enterprise Council of Graduate Schools Brian Fitzgerald, CEO November 9, BHEF 1

2 Overview The session will explore how: BHEF has addressed demand for STEM skills in emerging fields through collaboration BHEF s program development in the application of emerging fields has produced both the scientist and the enabled graduate Demand for skills has implications for undergraduate/graduate education and workreadiness in the data intensive enterprise 2015 BHEF 2

3 About the Business Higher Education Forum The Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) is a membership organization of Fortune 500 CEOs, college/university presidents, and other leaders who collaborate to promote innovation and enhance US global competitiveness through its National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative. BHEF Mission BHEF members collaborate to increase baccalaureate attainment and improve alignment between higher education and the workforce by creating undergraduate pathways to produce a diverse, highly skilled talent pool to meet demand in emerging fields. BHEF convenes business and academic leaders, promotes effective undergraduate program design and development to create workforce solutions, and guidance to increase the impact on baccalaureate outcomes. BHEF facilitates peer to peer engagement by its members and inspires peer leaders to act. Shapes the National Agenda for Business & Higher Education Collaboration through Convenings Influences Practice & Policy through Research & Thought Leadership Addresses Workforce Needs through Programmatic Initiatives 2015 BHEF 3

4 BHEF Strategy National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative Framework Through HEWI, BHEF catalyzes regional market driven projects in emerging cross disciplinary fields in partnership with member academic institutions and companies in high demand industries. HEWI Offerings Leadership Convenings Research & Thought Leadership Programmatic Initiatives A Selection of Current and Future Focus Areas Expansion Channels Data Science & Analytics Cybersecurity Risk Management. Emerging Cross Disciplinary Fields (BHEF Program Focus) Social & Mobile Technologies College/University Projects Aerospace & Defense Energy Financial Services Regional Initiatives (including University Systems) Industry Sectors (Member Application) Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture Infrastructure National Initiatives Key: Current focus areas Future focus areas 2015 BHEF 4

5 BHEF s National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (HEWI): Strategy What are the supply challenges? Innovation and competition increasingly rely on new and emerging fields There is an increase in competition for talent Increased need to recruit and retain a diverse workforce What is BHEF s strategy? Deploy a model of strategic business engagement with higher education to shift from transactional relationships to strategic partnerships to develop talent ecosystems Create undergraduate career pathways that satisfy employer demand for a high skilled workforce, especially for women, minorities, and veterans Why does this strategy work? BHEF has conducted extensive research to understand the interventions and strategies that work best to support the success of undergraduate students BHEF has successfully implemented this strategy, beginning with cybersecurity at the University of Maryland 2015 BHEF 5

6 HEWI Highlights BHEF s regional and national networks support business and higher education activities that equips students with the skills and competencies to meet employers emerging talent needs. Facilitating launch of ~12 business higher education partnerships producing 20 new academic programs and nationally recognized process for strategic business engagement Coordinating Undergraduate STEM Interventions with Industry (USI 2 ) Consortium, supporting five lead business/higher education partnerships, funded by the National Science Foundation Developing new undergraduate pathways for students in cybersecurity in Maryland, DC, and Virginia, funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leading Financial Services Industry Workforce Project bringing together CEOs to address critical workforce needs, beginning with data science and analytics at Baruch s Zicklin School of Business Launching NYC Data Science Task Force, funded by Alfred P. Sloan 2015 BHEF 6

7 National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative: Expansion Channel Strategy, Cyber Illustration Over the past two years BHEF s CyberUP initiative has made significant impact across regional expansion channels and plans to continue to scale these results in new geographies. College / University Projects Regional Initiatives National Initiatives National: Expanded BHEF s National Cyber Network to 20 colleges/universities and more than 70 participants in November 2013 meeting. Developed national priorities and action agenda including three working groups: 1. Vision and Growth 2. Talent Development 3. Evidence College/University: In Maryland, helped establish the first undergraduate honors program in cybersecurity, the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES): Launched in 2013, planning funded by the Sloan Foundation, while programmatic investment came from Northrop Grumman and was matched by the university Brought Parsons into the project resulting in support for ACES scholarships Regional: Expanded CyberUP through the University System of Maryland: Northrop Grumman awarded Cyber Scholars grant to University of MD, Baltimore Country Introduced collaborations linking Raytheon Company with Towson University, and Lockheed Martin with Bowie State University through support from the Sloan Foundation Launched the USM BHEF Undergraduate Cybersecurity Network, MD area coalition 2014 BHEF 7

8 BHEF s work is rooted in a deep, evidence based understanding of the education & workforce challenges facing this country 2015 BHEF 8

9 STEM Skills in the 21 st Century Workplace BHEF member and staff have documented that demand for STEM skills, e.g., data science and analytics skills extends well beyond STEM fields. Organizations in every sector have become data intensive enterprises using data to innovate and unlock value, requiring new skills from all employees 2015 BHEF 9

10 How we think about data and the tools and talent to drive innovation and value in data intensive enterprises Government E commerce BIG DATA Social media Internet of things Policy issues and privacy Data science Cyber Digital technologies 2015 BHEF 10

11 BHEF s deep analysis forms foundation for a sustained partnership BHEF partners with academic and business members and utilizes a rigorous methodology to assess workforce needs, identify curricular gaps and co design programs and courses Components of BHEF s assessment and design methodology include: Workforce Analysis Market Analysis/Peer Review Skills and Competency Mapping Gap Analysis of Existing Programs/Courses Co design of Programs/Courses Generate Student Interest and Opportunities for Internships Create feedback loop among deans, faculty and partners 2015 BHEF 11

12 Programmatic Initiatives BHEF launches regional and national networks and supports business and higher education activities to equip students with the skills and competencies to meet employers emerging talent needs. Launch and Support Networks Engage in BHEF s Data Science Work National Data Science Alliance National Cybersecurity Network New York City Data Science Task Force and Financial Services Industry Workforce Project Greater Washington DC Cybersecurity Network 2015 BHEF 12

13 NYC Data Science Task Force BHEF launched a city wide task force in data science with the region s colleges and universities, companies, government agencies, and cultural institutions with the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The task force will build undergraduate pathways in data science and analytics across a broad swathe of sectors with a focus on women and minorities. Goals: Identify and map the competencies, skills, and knowledge for the broader data science workforce, e.g., data science enabled professionals in selected sectors Support the working group to develop a repository of undergraduate data science resources (e.g., data sets, exercises, and student work experiences) Seed new undergraduate data science pathways (e.g., courses, concentrations, or minors) at three or more task force academic institutions that are inclusive of women and minorities Establish a menu of high quality learning experiences in data science to define the essential elements for successful real world undergraduate experiences Develop and apply assessment metrics to the work Disseminate the learnings nationally through convenings, reports, webinars, and other platforms 2015 BHEF 13

14 Data Science Competencies Mapping Competencies into Curricula Data management and integration Write SQL statement Create data set/cube Create model Profile data Integrate data Analyze data Build rules ID business logic Validate data Data modeling Data security/ governance Business operations Visualization Data mining Data warehousing ID business requirement Build security model ID business org. structures Create report ID data resources Build secure access model ID business issues Create a dashboard Choose appropriate statistical model for problem ID data sources ID dimensions of data Define relationships btwn data ID time element ID new compliance model Manage meta data ID business rhythms and cycles Select appropriate visualization method for client and data Interpret results of data mining ID measures of data ID missing data Build a logical model Comply with appropriate security/governance requirements ID value of data to business Prepare visualization for comparison to past performance Recommend action based on data mining Build data warehouse Conduct financial modeling Create a data testing environ. ID customer needs Partner with business mgmt. in taking action Empathize with customer Run a query Test model Produce insight of data Match report to business requirement 2015 BHEF 14

15 Employers expect employees to possess and apply a broad set of skills Concepts and new developments in science and technology Learning Outcomes The ability to analyze and solve complex problems The ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills The ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent Who Agree With Each Statement SOURCE: Hart Research Associates. (2010). Raising the Bar: Employers Views on College Learning in the Wake of the Economic Downturn BHEF 15

16 For additional information: U.S. STEM education Model: s stemeducation model/overview/ National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (HEWI) work HEWI Publications, including Forging Strategic Partnerships for Undergraduate Innovation and Workforce Development and Strategy in Action: Building the Cybersecurity Workforce in Maryland U.S. STEM Undergraduate Model: s stemundergraduate model/overview/ higher education and workforceinitiative forging strategic partnerships action building cybersecurity workforcemaryland 2015 BHEF 16