Essays on Interdisciplinary Studies

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Part one Identification of strengths and challenges This is the first step in any personal or professional growth as it helps one to know what they are able to achieve and the limitations that they do have that they need to overcome so as achieve the goals that they intend to set (Smith and Knapp, 2011). Knowledge of the strengths is also important as it makes one to be able to know the aspects to capitalize on as these form the key competencies of a person. In order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of an individual, one ...

Reflection

Introduction Day in day out, interdisciplinary research is turning out to be growingly imperative. Interdisciplinary studies are becoming increasingly popular since the institutions of learning from the early childhood to the graduate schools are using the approach (Jones, 2010). There are various benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to students. For instance, Repko (2008) implies that interdisciplinarity is crucial in making the upcoming professionals ready for complex problems and behaviors they will face within a profession. It is worth noting that I have already proven the above assertion by Repko. My current Capstone Project has undoubtedly improved my thinking horizons, ...

Personal Portfolio

During my studies at the university I have taken courses in algebra, statistics, English, history, wind energy, and pharmacology. This wide variety of courses has helped prepare me for interdisciplinary studies in that I am creating a wide base and background of basic knowledge in multiple areas. This variety will give me a basis well in the range of areas as they move into upper-level courses and become more specialized in certain areas during my studies in my later years of schooling. The algebra course that I took builds on basic knowledge that is required of high school graduates. These ...

1. I find that Benson’s most convincing argument is that 10 semester hours is not enough time for an interdisciplinary student to get all of the foundations necessary to graduate with a solid foundation. This major is one with great diversity, has a great wealth of different disciplines, and many different resources involved in its studies. This involves the study of many different subject areas. It is not beneficial to just take introductory level classes in all of these subject areas. With only 120 credit hours, one might be able to have an area or two of concentration, but this ...

As a university studies student as well as a pharmacology student, I shall try to demonstrate both of these areas into the area of interdisciplinary studies. What exactly constitutes interdisciplinary studies programs appears to vary from study to study. In general, the main idea appears to be that interdisciplinary studies programs encompass areas that include both research and teaching and also include programs that are directed at public engagement, undergraduate research, and service learning projects. As universities seek to receive funding from an ever growing number of sources, it is important that the schools also broaden their scope of where ...