scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Projects as an Expert-Network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Stephens ◽  
Phil Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Social Scientist ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Principle Investigator ◽  
Interdisciplinary Exchange ◽  
Interdisciplinary Projects ◽  
Flexible Management ◽  
Expert Network

We report an analysis of how an interdisciplinary project bringing together biologists, physicists and engineers worked in practice. The authorship team are the Principle Investigator who led the project, and a social scientist who studied the project as it was conducted by interviewing participants and observing practice. We argue it is accurate and productive to think of the interdisciplinary team as an Expert-Network, which means it was a managed set of relationships between disciplinary groups punctuated by specific junctions at which interdisciplinary exchange of materials, knowledge, and in limited cases, practices, occurred. We stress the role of trust in knowledge exchange, and document how hard sharing knowledge – and especially tacit knowledge - between disciplines can be. Key is the flexible management of the network, as the membership and required skill set change. Our analysis is embedded within, and contributes to, the Sociology of Experience and Expertise (SEE) framework. We close by suggesting advice for others seeking to manage a similar interdisciplinary Expert-Network.

Mechanical engineering, computer science and art in interdisciplinary project-based learning projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla MC e Cavalcante Koike ◽  
Dianne M Viana ◽  
Flavio B Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Process ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Projects

This article describes the approach to promote project-based learning and interdisciplinarity within established engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Brasilia. The implementation process and some representative projects developed are presented, as well, as a discussion about the role of interdisciplinarity in transferable skills acquisition and their many benefits for all students from undergraduate courses involved.

Defining the role of pharmacists in medication-related genetic counseling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nova A Chart ◽  
David F Kisor ◽  
Christopher L Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Risk ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Multiple Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
Disease States ◽  
Practice Approach

There is little question that precision medicine will eventually be the standard of care in treatment with algorithms designed for therapy selection and is already being used in some specialties such as cystic fibrosis and multiple cancer treatments. Genetic counselors are the heart of the treatment team in relation to counseling regarding genetic risk factors and disease states. A framework for treatment within the interdisciplinary team with more defined roles and areas of specialty will need to be in place as this practice approach expands with new data and treatments. Pharmacists are poised to be of great assistance in this matrix as many of these roles are merely an extension of current tasks and responsibilities of pharmacy practice.

Defining the role of ‘relational producer’ in arts-and-health collaborations in hospitals: a reflection on catalysts and partnerships

Leonardo ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Anna Ledgard ◽  
Susannah Hall ◽  
Sofie Layton ◽  
Mark Storor ◽  
Nicky Petto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Arts And Health ◽  
Interdisciplinary Projects

Abstract As the profile of the arts-and-health sector grows and interdisciplinary projects with public outcomes become more common, it is important to explore roles and ways of working at the interface between different disciplines. The complex role of producer, likely to become increasingly relevant in this landscape, is here analysed. While incorporating aspects of existing roles (e.g. hospital arts manager, cultural venue participatory producer, independent creative producer, public engagement manager), the producer has a very specific raison d’être and could be defined as ‘relational producer’. This role is not well understood and yet central to this field of practice.

scholarly journals Researching conferences as spaces of valuation: a pragmatic approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Koch
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Epistemic Cultures ◽  
Good Research ◽  
International Forest Policy

Scientific conferences are not only sites of knowledge exchange and networking. They are also spaces of valuation that are constitutive of epistemic cultures. At conferences, scholars (re-) negotiate what counts as good research, what kind of scholarship is considered valuable and which epistemic properties matter for their field. This negotiation sometimes happens explicitly, but more often through evaluative acts: statements of reasoning and justification, questions and remarks, and evaluative emotional utterances that include literal and figurative expressions of appreciation, scepticism, rejection, etc. Combining conference ethnography with a pragmatic approach borrowing insights from linguistics offers a way to identify and interpret such evaluative acts in conference talk. An analysis of data from the 3rd International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3), a virtual event with participants from across the globe, serves as illustrative case. Text materials generated through observing participation (field notes, transcripts, chat comments and abstracts) show how forest policy researchers ascribe worth to studies characterised by methodical rigour and praxis orientation, and guided by an objectivistic ideal of science. However, the latter was also challenged by panelists who enthusiatically appraised reflexive research that acknowledged the role of emotions in knowledge production.The IFPM3 case shows that conferences offer a unique space for observing academic valuation practice. Exploring how scholars enact values through conference discourse will not only help to better understand the specificities of particular research fields and their epistemic cultures. It can also more generally enhance the understanding of how social and epistemic levels in science intersect.

scholarly journals University knowledge exchange and the SKIN Project

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djelveh Sara ◽  
Contò Francesco
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Knowledge Circulation

Abstract In this article, we present a rationale for investigating the role and contributions of universities to growth and sustainable development within the framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy (EU2020). To this extent, the literature suggests that the contemporary universities’ mission in the knowledge society relies on their capacity to promote knowledge exchange. This allows expansion of the degree of intervention of universities in society and broadening of the institutional and policy frameworks within which they operate, opening to a wider range of possible contributions of social science and humanities to the EU2020 objectives, which are not limited to education and research policies. We present the Short supply chain Knowledge and Innovation Network (SKIN) project (H2020-2016)1 as an example of a systemic approach to university-business-society dialogue, based on the role of universities as “knowledge hubs” (Yusuf, 2008) and aimed at promoting knowledge exchange and multi-actor cooperation. One of the main challenges of the project relies on the capacities of the involved actors to cooperate and, thus, on the mechanisms activated in order to ensure such collaboration. To this extent, the role of humanities and social sciences, in particular multidisciplinary and participatory research, is crucial for the success of the process of knowledge circulation within and for society.

scholarly journals The Role of the Hospice Medical Director as Observed in Interdisciplinary Team Case Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Parker Oliver ◽  
Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles ◽  
George Demiris ◽  
Paul Tatum ◽  
Kelly Regehr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Medical Director

Music Therapy for Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Reid
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Subsequent Treatment ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
Music Therapist

Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing the subsequent treatment challenges coping and equilibrium for children and adolescents and their families. This chapter describes how music therapists work with children, adolescents, and family members in cancer care contexts. A range of musical experiences can provide adjunct support to medical treatments to support coping, reduce distress, and provide comfort. The music therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide opportunities fornormaland fun musical experiences to support the experience of hospitalization, as well as offering comfort and support for children in pain or distress. Research evidence supports the role of the music therapist in providing effective services with children and adolescents in cancer care.

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