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9.2.1 Synergizing Workplace Research and Postgraduate Degrees
Author(s) -
Kasser Joseph
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02488.x
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , postgraduate research , subject (documents) , process (computing) , medical education , work (physics) , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , political science , engineering , medicine , library science , mechanical engineering , politics , law , operating system
Many mature age students are taking courses in postgraduate degree programs to acquire a degree needed for promotion. In these circumstances, the students may already have as much, if not more, knowledge about the subject as the instructor. A number of these degree candidates are also working in an environment whereby their work is of a research nature. Workplace research, however, is only one aspect of ongoing research. Important research is also being performed by working groups (WG) in professional organizations such as the INCOSE. In many instances such research can be incorporated into postgraduate degrees at the Masters and Doctoral levels. This paper discusses types of research that are appropriate, the benefits of applying workplace research for the employee and other stakeholders, and concludes with a step by step process for synergizing workplace research into a postgraduate degree.