Week 1 Task

Cross-Disciplinary

• Knowledge that describes aspects of one discipline in terms of another.
• Examples of cross-disciplinary approaches are studies of the physics of music or the politics of literature.

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary#Cross-disciplinary

• Involving two or more academic disciplines.
• Examples : - Cross-disciplinary talks are particularly encouraged.

- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cross-disciplinary

Inter-Disciplinary

• Involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct.

- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary

Trans-Disciplinary

• is the exploration of a relevant issue or problem that integrates the perspectives of multiple disciplines in order to connect new knowledge and deeper understanding to real life experiences.

- http://transdisciplinary.greenwich.wikispaces.net/

Qualitative Research

• is all about exploring issues, understanding phenomena, and answering questions.

- http://www.qsrinternational.com/what-is-qualitative-research.aspx

Ethnographic Research

• is a qualitative research design aimed at exploring cultural phenomena. 
• The resulting field study or a case report reflects the knowledge and the system of meanings in the lives of a cultural group. 
• An ethnography is a means to represent graphically and in writing, the culture of a people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnography

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