Interdisciplinary Studies relies on disciplinary insights from more than one discipline. Repko & Szostak (2021) state that interdisciplinary studies relies on “not just on disciplinary perspectives in a general sense, but more particularly on those
Disciplinary Insights and Formatting Assignment Instructions
Overview
Interdisciplinary Studies relies on disciplinary insights from more than one discipline. Repko & Szostak (2021) state that interdisciplinary studies relies on “not just on disciplinary perspectives in a general sense, but more particularly on those defining elements of disciplines (assumptions, concepts, and theories) that relate most directly to the problem being solved” (p.35). Students in the MA in INDS program will integrate insights from their two Areas of Study to research a complex problem. Disciplinary perspectives must be evaluated based on available research of a given topic.
In academic writing, a student needs to understand and to put forth individual work that meets criteria established by the following formatting and style guides: APA, MLA, Turabian, and AMA. Formatting styles determine how to write a paper and include guidelines for: title page, fonts, line spacing, margins, proper citations, direct quotations, etc. An interdisciplinary studies student is faced with a variety of formatting and style guides across disciplines during their course of study. This assignment will introduce and prepare the student for a cross-discipline approach to graduate writing.
Instructions
For this assignment the student will write two essays using disciplinary insights from each Area of Study.
Essay from Primary Area of Study: (2 pages) Use the formatting style (APA, MLA, AMA or Turabian) of your primary Area of Study.
1) Discuss your primary Area of Study (AOS), include a list of classes you are taking for this AOS and major topics that will be discussed in your AOS classes.
2) Find a current news article (less than 5 years old) that discusses a topic related to your primary AOS.
3) Briefly review the article.
a. What is the main problem or focus of the article?
b. What disciplinary insights are discussed?
c. What conclusions are made?
d. Discuss other disciplines that might also provide valuable insights into this topic.
Essay from Secondary Area of Study: (2 pages)
1) Use the formatting style (APA, MLA, AMA or Turabian) of your secondary Area of Study.
2) Discuss your secondary Area of Study (AOS), include a list of classes you are taking for this AOS and major topics that will be discussed in your AOS classes.
3) Find a current news article (less than 5 years old) that discusses a topic related to your secondary AOS.
4) Briefly review the article.
a. What is the main problem or focus of the article?
b. What disciplinary insights are discussed?
c. What conclusions are made?
d. Discuss other disciplines that might also provide valuable insights into this topic.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Essay 1:
My primary is Project Management and two classes:
Operations Management for Health Organizations
Advanced Project Management I
Essay 2:
Secondary is: Linguistics:
Analysis of World Language
History of Language
