Title :
On complexity and interdisciplinarity: or how to bridge disciplinary cultures
Author :
Gökalp, Iskender
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Recherche Energetique, Propulsion, Espace, Environ., CNRS, Orleans, France
Abstract :
The paper argues that the analysis of complex real systems requires two simultaneous strategies: progressive composition of factors and disciplinary interactions. Interdisciplinary curricula should be developed in the universities in order to promote creative “associations d´idees” to deal with complex situations
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; disciplinary cultures; engineering education; interdisciplinary curricula; university education; Bridges; Combustion; Control systems; Educational institutions; Humans; Modems; Organisms; Propulsion; Social factors; Societies;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2000. University as a Bridge from Technology to Society. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5803-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2000.915575
