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A Regional and Transdisciplinary Approach to Educating Secondary and College Students in Cyber-Physical Systems

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Applied Cyber-Physical Systems

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Enormous challenges face our nation regarding the security, safety and efficient operation of cyber-physical infrastructure. At many levels, cyber-physical infrastructure presents systemic challenges. The same challenge represents an opportunity for education and economic development. Starting from the assertion that education and economic development initiatives are best aligned with regional goals, this paper proposes a regional, transdisciplinary approach for educating students in cyber-physical systems. The established disciplines relevant to the approach are identified, their principles extracted, and a transdisciplinary methodology is derived using Programs of Study as a framework for regional organization. The pilot application of this methodology in San Antonio, Texas, USA is described. The transdiscipline proposed creates a holistic, integrated culture, and the pragmatic foundation of Programs of Study provides a basis and context for immediate action and further research.

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    Some sites self-identified as clusters. However, the authors chose to require clear documentation of specific industry connections and evidence of a local collection of interdependent industries. Supporting data were not immediately forthcoming for the sites investigated.

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  1. University of North Texas, Denton, USA

    Cliff Zintgraff

  2. Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

    Carolyn Wilson Green

  3. Raytheon Company, Garland, USA

    John N. Carbone

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Zintgraff, C., Green, C.W., Carbone, J.N. (2014). A Regional and Transdisciplinary Approach to Educating Secondary and College Students in Cyber-Physical Systems. In: Suh, S., Tanik, U., Carbone, J., Eroglu, A. (eds) Applied Cyber-Physical Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7336-7_3

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