Title :
Preparing Graduate Students for Interdisciplinary Careers
Author :
Gobbert, Matthias K. ; Neerchal, Nagaraj K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore
Abstract :
Careers in science and engineering entail interactions with professionals from many fields. Interdisciplinary work in graduate school - such as that found at UMBC´s Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting - offer a way for students to gain experience with handling the challenges involved in these interactions.
Keywords :
engineering education; professional aspects; graduate students; interdisciplinary careers; interdisciplinary work; Art; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Government; Mathematics; Organizing; Pharmaceuticals; Statistics; Writing; education; graduate courses; interdisciplinary research;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2008.11
