Abstract
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been the subject of discourse in the past few decades, but has bot been studied much in the context of engineering problems. Many engineering problems can be characterized as ill-defined, like open innovation, adoption of new technology, business development, and the adoption of the Industry 4.0 concept. Transdisciplinary engineering research (TDER) is also performed in large projects by multi-disciplinary teams, as in TDR projects, including stakeholders and people from practice. Such projects may last long, often years. In such large projects, the involved disciplines should include both engineering disciplines as well as disciplines from social sciences. In this paper we address the challenges that exist in adopting a TDER approach. Universities need to prepare students to work in TDER projects. We discuss the current situation in transdisciplinary engineering education (TDEE) and identify challenges that need to be addressed for including TDEE in curricula. The paper ends with a summary and ideas for further research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Transdisciplinary Engineering Methods for Social Innovation of Industry 4.0 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th ISPE Inc. International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, July 3–6, 2018 |
Editors | Margherita Peruzzini, Marcello Pellicciari, Cees Bil, Josip Stjepandić, Nel Wognum |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Pages | 753 - 762 |
Volume | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-61499-898-3 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61499-897-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | 25th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering - Modena, Italy Duration: 3 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018 Conference number: 25 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering |
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Publisher | IOS Press |
Volume | 7 |
ISSN (Print) | 2352-751X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2352-7528 |
Conference
Conference | 25th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Modena |
Period | 3/07/18 → 6/07/18 |