Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

wage rates (Macilwain, 2013).Therefore, the question to be answered is: how we find an appropriate balance betweenmaintaining the high value and demand for STEM graduates, while also ensuring that STEMgraduates are successful in finding employment. The authors of this paper conducted apreliminary qualitative study to identify some of the critical skills required and traininginvestments for success in STEM related disciplines. Following the preliminary study, theauthors have developed a hypothesis that STEM education should have a strategic focus in theenhancement and development of a redefined STEM: Soft Skills, Technical Skills, Experienceand Managerial skills. Future studies should also be conducted to further explore and verify thevalidity