Data Science and Analytics-Enabled Graduate Competency Map Webinar November 9, 2016 2016 BHEF
Agenda BHEF s National Data Science and Analytics (DSA) Strategy The Case for the DSA-Enabled Graduate Release of the DSA-Enabled Competency Map Facilitated Discussion: Operationalizing the Competency Map Ongoing Engagement and Feedback Presenters Debbie Hughes Senior Director Higher Education and Workforce Isabel Cárdenas-Navia Director Emerging Workforce 2016 BHEF 2
About the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) BHEF is a membership organization of CEOs, college and university presidents, and other leaders who form strategic partnerships to create diverse, high-skilled talent through innovative undergraduate pathways. BHEF members work together to: BHEF Value Create undergraduate programs to increase baccalaureate attainment, Improve alignment between higher education and talent development, and Prepare diverse, highly-skilled graduates ready to meet industry demand. BHEF members gain value from: Opportunities to form purposeful peer relationships between business or academic counterparts, Access to BHEF s expertise and regional work, and Insight on in-demand high skill trends, collaboration best practices, and case studies. Build Partnerships Strengthen Talent Identify Insights 2016 BHEF 3
How We Do It BHEF helps its academic and business members assess regional workforce needs, identify curriculum gaps, and co-design pathways, which means more successful career outcomes. Workforce Market and Skills Analysis Strategic Partnership Process Business-Led Ideal Candidate Profile Academic Skills Mapping and Gap Analysis Selection of Academic Credential for Development Integration of High Impact Practices and Experiential Learning Development and Feedback on Curriculum and Courses Roll-out of New Program with Continued Engagement Changed Company Hiring Practices 2016 BHEF 4
BHEF s DSA Strategy: Talent Development Models DSA as a Method of Inquiry Integrated into current courses across disciplines Faculty empowered to embed DSA in courses, use DSA in research, and ask new set of questions through DSA DSA as a Core Requirement Offered as quantitative sciences course to all first or second year students regardless of major Two course sequence: employer-engaged foundations course leading to applied research experience (ecure) DSA as New Credentials and Pathways Development of new industry-engaged credentials including majors, minors, concentrations, and certificates Connection of DSA competencies to domain knowledge Credential that industry can recognize and hire against Employer Engagement Articulation of needs across sectors and disciplines Input and validation of competency maps and curriculum Provide research questions and data sets Create a robust talent pipeline aligned to industry needs Strengthen higher education partnerships Engage human resources to align hiring practices to workforce needs and new education offerings 2016 BHEF 5
BHEF s DSA Strategy BHEF aggregates best practices, designs talent development models, and facilitates partnerships between industry and higher education concerning undergraduate DSA. Core Activities Events: workshops and roundtables (including leadership and affinity groups) Knowledge Capture: data calls, surveys, and creation and validation of content and collateral Faculty Workshops: incumbent and pre-service Resource Dissemination: document and develop resources and collateral National Convenings: host national convenings and speaking engagements Resources and IP Nationally-recognized competency maps Compendium of current DSA programs Cutting edge research leading to publication on workforce trends and education requirements New industry validated course modules and curriculum Resources designed for institutions, companies, and faculty to implement best practices 2016 BHEF 6
Demand for a DSA-Enabled Workforce BHEF is well-positioned to lead and shape DSA education and workforce development and build a community of leaders. According to an analysis of DSA jobs in the U.S. done by Burning Glass Technologies and sponsored by BHEF and IBM, there were more than 2.3 million listings for DSA jobs in 2015 Interdisciplinary nature of DSA means that many of these positions require DSA-enabled graduates to fill them Higher education has struggled to produce DSA-enabled graduates because most higher education departments are siloed and DSA is highly interdisciplinary Professional organizations have not addressed the DSAenabled workforce because it does not neatly fit in with any single discipline or profession A student graduating from a postsecondary institution enabled in DSA has the individual and team skills necessary to identify appropriate data and request, consume, capture, and synthesize data and information to develop and communicate data-driven insights that drive value. BHEF has the expertise to be the hub for DSA business-higher education collaborations and capacity-building resources. 2016 BHEF 7
Developing the DSA-Enabled Competency Map Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BHEF facilitated an iterative process among higher education institutions, businesses, government agencies, and cultural organizations to develop a competency map. Convene stakeholders in NYC to identify DSA competencies Work with faculty SMEs in DSA to fully develop competencies 2X Convene stakeholders in NYC to refine DSA competencies Verify competencies with additional stakeholders Release competency map 2016 BHEF 8
Building Blocks for DSA-Enabled Graduate l Academic competencies developed and validated by BHEF-led group of ~50 SMEs from higher education and business. 2016 BHEF 9
BHEF DSA Education and Workforce Partners BHEF convened a diverse group of stakeholders to strengthen and grow DSA educational opportunities. BHEF Members Partners Accenture Nextra Energy, Inc. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Abt SRBI Pratt Institute ACT North Carolina State University The InterTech Group Barnard ProPact LLC American Council on Education Northeastern University The Ohio State University Booz Allen Hamilton Rutgers Association of American Universities California Polytechnic State University Northrop Grumman Corporation The University of Texas at El Paso Boston University School of Medicine S&P Global Office of Naval Research TIAA-CREF Business Council of New York State Saint Peter s University Case Western University Parsons Corporation Tufts University Business Roundtable SAS Clemson University PepsiCo University of California-Davis Cisco Systems Limited SUNY Polytechnic Institute Colorado State University System Perella Weinberg Partners University of Houston System Dstillery Swiss Re Columbia University Principal Financial Group University of Massachusetts Federal Reserve Bank of New York Syracuse University Davidson College PwC University of Notre Dame Google Tuskegee University Drake University Raytheon Company University of Tennessee-Knoxville Hack Oregon UCLA Extension Education and Workforce Policy, LLC Rolls Royce North America University of Virginia Federal Reserve Bank of New York UMass Amherst Georgetown University San Jose State University University of Wisconsin System İstanbul Şehir University University of Amsterdam Howard University State Farm Insurance Companies University System of Maryland Loughborough University-UK University of Jyväkylä IBM Corporation State University of New York Virginia Tech Metropolitan Museum of Art University of Maryland University College KPMG International Stevens Institute of Technology Washington University in St. Louis Museum of Modern Art The Data Incubator Miami Dade University The Boeing Company West Virginia University National Institute for Justice The New School Michigan State University The California Sate University Wiley Publishing NBCUniversal Nationwide The City University of New York New York Life Insurance Company 2015 BHEF 2016 BHEF 10 10
Operationalizing the DSA Competency Map BHEF s goal is to provide an actionable common framework to build new DSA education pathways. Higher Education Map existing curricula and/or competencies to understand alignment and identify gaps Develop new educational courses or programs to fill gaps Explore application of the competency map across multiple academic departments Offer feedback to BHEF on the adoption of the competency map Business Prioritize competencies for a project and/or an employee by linking them to business objectives Identify job families and titles where DSA competencies should be included Compare job descriptions to the competency map and modify to include missing competencies Create mechanism to identify potential employees where these competencies are a priority 2016 BHEF 11
Developing DSA-Enabled Competency Map: Next Steps Convene stakeholders in NYC to identify DSA competencies Develop industryspecific technical competencies in multiple sectors Work with faculty SMEs in DSA to fully develop competencies 2X Convene stakeholders in NYC to refine DSA competencies Verify competencies with additional stakeholders Feedback from new stakeholders Release competency map 2016 BHEF 11
DSA-Enabled Competency Map: Action Items BHEF will continue to convene stakeholders to refine the competency map. Join the BHEF DSA community o Provide feedback for future iterations o Contribute to industry-specific technical competencies (Tier 4) o Have your organization endorse the competency map o Participate in upcoming conferences, events, and workshops o Contribute syllabi, job descriptions, or other internal DSA-related documents Map your DSA-related programs to the competency map o Share how your organization uses the competency map o Re-evaluate job descriptions and hiring practices 2016 BHEF 12
Market Intelligence Driving Actionable Insights BHEF conducts research, develops insights, produces publications, and hosts convenings that informs talent development strategies and drives outcomes. Creating a Minor in Applied Data Science (Case Western Reserve University case study) Equipping Liberal Arts Students with Skills in Data Analytics (Drake University case study) Data Analytics and Decision Sciences as a Destination Area (Virginia Tech case study) Virginia Commonwealth Data Analytics and Humanities Summit Quantifying the Date Science Job Market (an IBM, BHEF, Burning Glass analysis of DSA jobs and skills) Gallup survey of C-level executives and provosts about DSA skills and academic programs (2017) BHEF/PwC publication on the current and future state of the DSA workforce (2017) BHEF/John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DSA course modules (2017) 2016 BHEF 13
For additional information visit www.bhef.com Contact datascience@bhef.com @BHEF #DSAMap 2016 BHEF 14