DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM FOR ADVANCED SENSORY SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH BLENDED DELIVERY

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

The purpose of this project is to enhance access to higher degrees for working sensory professionals through the development of ablended online/residential masters of professional studies (MPS) in Sensory Science. Currently, existing postgraduate trainingopportunities in sensory science do not cater to working professionals. Women in particular do not continue beyond a bachelor'sdegree due to familial responsibilities. These patterns are especially relevant for Sensory Science, a field that is heavily skewedtowards women. Additionally, existing programs also ignore the large demand in non-food sensory professionals.Based on input from professional sensory societies and our advisory board, a group of leading sensory scientists from the industryand academia, we will develop a curriculum that combines online content delivery for teaching relevant job skills with shortresidences throughout the program to foster cohort-building and encourage peer learning, networking and professionaldevelopment. Our blended approach is also a reflection of today's job world, as the ability to work in dispersed virtual teams is thenew normal in transnational companies. In addition we will develop 5 new online courses in Sensory Science, that will form the coreportion of our MPS program. As a result of this project, access to a higher degree in Sensory Science will be enhanced for a currently underserved population of working professionals, women in particular, through the new blended MPS program in Sensory Science.

StatusFinished
Effective start/end date4/15/174/14/21

Funding

  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture: $139,604.00

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