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Teamwork across Disciplinary Borders: A Bridge between College and the Work Place
Author(s) -
Bhavnani Sushil H.,
Aldridge M. Dayne
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2000.tb00487.x
Subject(s) - teamwork , discipline , objectivity (philosophy) , curriculum , engineering ethics , bridge (graph theory) , work (physics) , psychology , knowledge management , mathematics education , engineering , pedagogy , sociology , computer science , political science , mechanical engineering , medicine , social science , philosophy , epistemology , law
Learning the language of the work place in one's chosen field of expertise often goes beyond a well‐defined technical curriculum, to encompass skills such as inter‐personal relationships, crisis management, and objectivity. Success on the job necessitates the mastery of these other skills almost as much as the acquisition of core technical knowledge. An inter‐disciplinary teaming course has been developed to allow students to realize the need for these skills and attempt to impart some of them in a structured environment.