What students think of dual specialization in masters.

Authors:
Dennis Alex
Husaina Petiwala
Rohit Krishna
Nilansh Shah
Arya Jayaprakash

Introduction:
This study/research is aimed to understand how an immediate population of students pursuing masters would view dual specialization while pursuing their masters degree. This information can be used by colleges/ universities in future looking to develop their curriculum and to evolve their courses thereby offering a new generation of students a wider opportunity.

Data collection:
Data was collected through an online questionnaire. Five questions were asked to respondents regarding dual specialization. Total 102 respondents have answered the questionnaire. The questionnaire based on the likert scale.

Data analysis:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Mean 3.107843137
2.990196078
3.637254902
3.421568627
3.941176471

Standard Deviation 1.209752963
1.121306682
1.115056414
0.979353945
0.983261187

Standard error 0.119783392
0.111025906
0.110407037
0.09697049
0.097357365

Z 0.900317941
-0.088303009
5.771868535
4.347390909
9.667234438

-1.96 < z < 1.96 -1.96 < z 1.96 Z > 1.96 Z > 1.96
Neutral neutral Agree Agree Agree

Conclusion: From the results derived from the answers to the questionnaire, we can reach the following conclusion, the selected populations view towards the 5 questions were as follows:

1. People are neutral towards Single specialization being more beneficial for them .
2. People are neutral to the statement Dual specialization may be an overload for them.
3. People agree that Better opportunities are available with dual specialization degree
4. people agree that most Companies want to higher individuals with dual specialization degrees
5. People agree that Dual specialization is advantageous for switching careers in the future.

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