dc.contributor.author | Tronstad, Ragnhild | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-02T22:24:34Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-27T12:51:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-02T22:24:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-27T12:51:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tronstad R: Crossing Cultures: Creating a PhD Programme in Engineering, Art and Design. In: Berg A, Bohemia E, Buck L, Gulden T, Kovacevic A, Pavel N. proceedings of E&PDE 2017 – International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future, 2017. The Design Society | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/5705 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper, challenges and potential rewards of multi-
disciplinary cooperation in engineering and
design education are discussed with reference to the
specific case of developing a
joint
PhD program in technology,
engineering, art and design at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied
Sciences.
A point of departure for the discussion is C.P. Snow’s identification of a conflict between
two academic
cultures: science and humanities.
Snow
argued that the mutual ignorance of the other
group’s world view had become a direct hindrance
to our ability
to cope with the
grand
challenges of
the future, such as
famine, overpopulation and poverty
. Today,
more than
50 years
later, Snow’s
pessimistic diagnosis has
still not lost its relevance. Cooperation and genuine understanding across
disciplinary boundaries
is encouraged, but seldom realized.
The paper describes the current status of a
multi-disciplinary PhD
program in development
in which Responsible Research and Innovation
(RRI) is applied
as a unifying, program defining
perspective. Explaining how
RRI
may attend to needs and shortcomings
in both academic cultures, the supplementary method of
“critical making” is
introduced and discussed
The main content and structure of the program is presented, before a final evaluation
of the challenges, potential risks and rewards of venturing into such a contested territory is offered. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | The Design Society | en |
dc.subject | PhD education | en |
dc.subject | Cultural innovation | en |
dc.subject | Sustainability | en |
dc.subject | RRI | en |
dc.title | Crossing Cultures: Creating a PhD Programme in Engineering, Art and Design | en |
dc.type | Chapter | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2018-01-02T22:24:34Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1492658 | |
dc.source.isbn | 978-1-904670-86-5 | |