Scott Evans
The
IE Program has tremendous application to
more technical fields as well. For engineers
and scientists mathematical savvy and scientific
problem solving are clearly important. Yet,
these are useless without prominent skill
in communication, especially across disciplines,
and significant ability in project management.
What's more, these technical professionals
are often called upon to provide leadership
from their specific fields and to take risks
in new areas of understanding. In other
words, they are called to be entrepreneurs
of technical enterprises. The IE program
provides a unique set of resources and a
forum for exploring the various roles engineers
and scientists take on in the "real
world." In addition, the program facilitates
exposure to and synergy with a range of
disciplines and perspectives possibly never
before connected with engineering and hard
science. It creates within the academic
environment of the university, a richly
diverse and focussed microcosm of the surrounding
society.
....Scott Evans
Scott and Alice Chu (Anthropology) discuss their participation in IE and the value of "learning backward" in Science's NEXT WAVE.