Publication Date: 2021/12/11
Abstract: In this present era, data has become a powerful and vital component of emerging technologies, especially in the digital economy. Innovations and advancements in this digital economy and other sectors can be attributed and associated with data studies. Thus, the field of Data Science and Data Analytics has dramatically evolved over the last decade and continuously gaining popularity, particularly in Information Technology. In Philippine education, the Commission on Higher Education has formulated draft guidelines for B.S. Data Science and Analytics Program recognize the need to produce a futureready generation that can answer the needs of the industry's economic trends and domains. In line with this, the College of Information and Communications Technology of the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology proposes opening a new program: Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Data Analytics. A feasibility study is an essential tool to assess the viability of the proposed program. The objectives of this feasibility study are to identify if there is a significant demand of the program based on stakeholders' responses. Provide analysis of the feasibility in opening the proposed program under the College of Information and Communications Technology. And provide a comprehensive reference, including faculty line up, curriculum design, curriculum map, and course description. The descriptive method was used for this study. A questionnaire and interviews were used as the primary instruments. The involvement of the stakeholders (students in public and private schools, parents, industry professionals and academicians) make this study possible. Using important files and papers from the College, a SWOT Analysis was conducted to investigate and determine the program's competitiveness and/or attractiveness. The result reveals that many student respondents are interested in enrolling in the B.S. in Data Science and Analytics program. The demand for the course, employability, low financial cost for enrollment, and the university's strong reputation are some of the iterated factors observed among the respondents. The SWOT analysis enumerates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats findings in the program. The offering of a Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Data Analytics is deemed necessary to produce a future-ready generation of data scientists that will fill the industry's need.
Keywords: Data Science and Data Analytics, SWOT Analysis
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