Professionalism and Presentation
The final day of the study abroad trip was filled with work and a little bit of stress. In the morning, individual groups met up with their respective students from the University of Augsburg to finish up the powerpoint slides that were required for the presentations later that day. When working in the teams, a lot of the information we had previously prepared, so most of the presentation was already completed. What made the experience especially exciting was the way that the German students and the American students (ourselves) worked together to combine the best of our abilities and knowledge.
The engineering students of my group (including myself) worked on explaining the technical aspects of the Fujitsu Technology Solutions strategy, and the business students (including the Augsburg students) explained to us how the business models worked in return. As a result, it felt like the entire FTS team was fully capable of answering any questions that came our way on either side of the spectrum – be it business-related or engineering-related.
I feel that this sort of expertise and cooperation is something that is required for later life. In the professional world, it is impossible to be an expert on everything, and it is likewise impossible to simply be isolated in engineering or in business. Since so many fields interweave with one another, it is essential to work with others who are knowledgeable in other fields and work together to either innovate or deliver a comprehensive understanding of whatever the task at hand may be.