INDS 500: What Is The Meaning Of Interdisciplinary Studies?

Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for

2. Be able to improve communication systems and practices that support positive outcomes for individuals

Learning from each other - Everyone has their own individual approach to changes and by working together and learning from each other, they are able to view the situation from a fresh perspective and it gives them the chance to be flexible and innovative with their approach.

This week we built on what we learned last week and learn a few new things as well. Like I said in my previous discussion I had no clue what interdisciplinary studies were before this course, but I am quickly starting to get a deeper understanding of this concept. How I describe Interdisciplinary studies is like a group of people stuck on an island. We are the people and the island is our world. Now, this may be a crazy way of thinking of this, but let me explain my reasoning on why I think this. A group of people stuck on an island all have nothing in common except for the simple fact that they want to get off the island and need to figure out how. One person may be a science the other a stay at home mother, then a business man, and then,

An interdisciplinary study is a degree plan that allows for students to incorporate different field of studies to construct an academic field they are interested in. Throughout these studies, students are to research in understanding the knowledge of complex problems within their field of studies. Many people outside of these studies conceive that interdisciplinary is not beneficial over a single discipline. In my beliefs, interdisciplinary studies can benefit in how different fields and different approaches can intervene together. When two different fields are combined they can enhance your knowledge by using your skills in; different field approaches, hiring, and give a broader understanding of the full learning concept between two field

Patrick T. Terenzini (1991), a Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at Penn State, wrote a lot about the nature of Institutional Research (IR) and skills and knowledge that are required to become a good IR practitioner. In his opinion, one has to possess three tiers of intelligence: 1 -- technical/analytical intelligence, 2 -- issues intelligence, and 3 -- contextual intelligence, to be effective in the IR field. (P. Terenzini, 1991)

Chapter 1- Introduces the key terms of Interdisciplinary studies. Repko and Szostak, (2017) provides us with “two dominant forms” of interdisciplinary. One form is instrumental interdisciplinarity which is problem driven and critical interdisciplinarity which is society driven (p.9).

I believe that an interdisciplinary education is essential because it helps develop critical thinking abilities and enhances creativity. Moreover, it provides freedom to choose one’s career path based on one’s interests, without being limited by one’s choice of field of study. For instance, I couldn’t pursue Math in grades after 10th grade as I had opted for the Humanities stream. While I was good at it, I had never considered myself as a Math

The ability to understand the external environments may be more comprehensive and complex than internal environments. Political pressures and key stakeholders have been known to use tactics to prevent institutional administrations to operate by proficient means. Acquiring a vast array of information may be considered too time-consuming and not cost effective for future opportunities by some stakeholders. These potential opportunities could include innovative international programs, faculty resources for research, additional governmental contracts, and contemporary academic program development. These supplementary opportunities may present themselves as issues or problems from external stakeholders if they feel there is no necessity to explore

Educating. We educate elected officials, office-seekers and others about the issues so they understand the impact of laws and policies on the American public—and hold them accountable when they don’t keep their promises.

2.Sociology (This helps figure out how society thinks. If you understand how society thinks, you can improve it.)

This type of group mentality is referred to as “groupthink.” Group think, a concept discovered by Irving Janis, is the thought process that takes place among members of a cohesive group wherein they cease to consider their individual desires and instead respond according to group beliefs. This is done to ensure the solidity of the group. The members value this even more than their own views.

Interdisciplinary is the opposite of multidisciplinary, as teams will work together to form a new perspective by the combination of different perspectives, ideas, and knowledge.

the scope as the domain of your research—what’s in the domain, and what is not. You

English Major is study about cultures, literatures, and physiology. So we will get a lot of knowledge about cultures, literatures, and physiology of other country in Asia, Europe, the United States, etc…