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A Needs Analysis of Educational Content for Overseas Job Applicants in the Digital Bio-health Industry

  • Soobok Lee (Department of Speech-Language Therapy & Aural Rehabilitation, College of Health and Welfare, Woosong University) ;
  • Wootaek Lim (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosong University)
  • Received : 2023.08.03
  • Accepted : 2023.08.12
  • Published : 2023.08.20
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Abstract

Background: The globalization of the healthcare industry and the increasing demand for skilled professionals in the global healthcare industry have opened up opportunities for specialized biotech healthcare professionals to seek overseas employment and career advancement. Objects: This study aimed to develop educational content essential for the overseas employment of digital bio-health professionals. Methods: A survey was conducted among 196 participants. Google Forms (Google) were utilized to create and administer the survey, employing purposive sampling, a non-probability sampling method. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS 25.0 (IBM Co.), including Cronbach's α and independent sample t-tests to assess significant differences. Results: About half of college students are interested in overseas employment and international careers, while the other half had not. The most common reason for wanting to work or go overseas was "foreign experience will be useful for future activities in Korea." Students who had experience taking courses from the Bio-health Convergence Open Sharing University preferred overseas programs more than those who did not have that experience. In terms of the degree of desire for overseas education courses provided by universities, contents related to human health were the highest, followed by bio-health big data. Conclusion: Many students wanted to work and go overseas if there is sufficient support from the university. The findings in this study suggest that universities are necessary to play an important role in supporting students' aspirations to work or go overseas by providing language education, education and training programs, information on overseas jobs, and mentoring programs.

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Acknowledgement

This study is a part of the research project of the Woosong Bio-health Convergence Open Sharing System.

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