Mathematics communication for graduates

Wood, LN; Reid, A

Mathematics communication for graduates

Wood, LN Reid, A

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Publisher:: University of Queensland
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of Kingfisher Delta '05, 2005, pp. 125 - 131
Issue Date:: 2005-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Wood, LN	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Reid, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Bulmer, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	MacGillivray, H	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Varsavsky, C	en_US
dc.date	2005-11-22	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of Kingfisher Delta '05, 2005, pp. 125 - 131	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1-86499-840-7	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/1440
dc.description.abstract	How do mathermatics graduates make the transition to the professional workforce? This study reports results from in-depth interviews with 18 graduates who have moved into a range of industries. The study is from the perspective of graduates who have graduated within the past five years from five univeristies. We investigate how they perceive that their university study has helped them move into the workforce using communication as an example. Language is poerful and is mediated with workplace interactions. Whilst there is an argument for other uniervsity services, such as careers programs, to help with some of the rtansitional processes, we argue that most career preparation should be done within the teaching and learning of the technical subjects themselves due to the discipline specific nature of the language and communication required.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Queensland	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of Kingfisher Delta '05	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Teaching and Learning	en_US
dc.title	Mathematics communication for graduates	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Hervey Bay, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	2004 Linguistics	en_US
dc.location.activity	Hervey Bay, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
pubs.start-date	2005-11-22	en_US

Abstract:

How do mathermatics graduates make the transition to the professional workforce? This study reports results from in-depth interviews with 18 graduates who have moved into a range of industries. The study is from the perspective of graduates who have graduated within the past five years from five univeristies. We investigate how they perceive that their university study has helped them move into the workforce using communication as an example. Language is poerful and is mediated with workplace interactions. Whilst there is an argument for other uniervsity services, such as careers programs, to help with some of the rtansitional processes, we argue that most career preparation should be done within the teaching and learning of the technical subjects themselves due to the discipline specific nature of the language and communication required.

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