A Taxonomy of Knowledge Areas

The curriculum for Generation NEXT suggested splitting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) along the 3 major divisions of sciences: physical science, biological science and information science. The order of STEM stack is actually incorrect, given that mathematics is the foundation, so MSTE is a better acronym. Arts has been considered to be a crucial element of STEM, thus the acronym STEAM. So along this direction of including “non-science” elements, here is the proposed new stack “HAMSTEM”:

• Humanity — conscience/morality, ethics
• Arts — visual art, music, culinary — encompassing the five senses
• Mathematics
• Science
• Technology
• Engineering — structure, quality, security, performance
• Management — portfolio/program/project/product management, risk management, governance, compliance

Apply this stack to the 3 divisions of sciences and their many fields, and you enjoy a framework of best practices in considerations of humanity, artistic excellence, engineering and management, no matter which field you embark on. There are huge opportunities to improve on existing products and services when they are mapped into this framework and reviewed against the elements in the framework.

Add the 4th division of social sciences (sometimes controversial about whether they are “true science”), and we see the most complete coverage of knowledge areas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science

Here is how this model “IPBS x HAMSTEM” maps into the Generation NEXT structure:

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