Introducing Disciplines Helping students narrow their focus for

Introducing Disciplines Helping students narrow their focus for research

Today’s Objectives: 1. Discuss to understand the disciplines of research 2. Begin narrowing and possibly selecting a discipline to focus your study

Color Wheel of Disciplinary Understanding Different disciplines will research and analyze questions in different ways.

Discipline Breakdowns Understanding the Basics of the 6 Major Disciplines

Discipline Breakdowns We will breakdown each discipline to see where your ideas, interests, or topic exists. Take notes on each discipline to ensure that you are able to further research these disciplines and ultimately pick your discipline.

Discipline Breakdowns NOTE: Some portions of each discipline may appear to blend into another discipline. This is typical of healthy research… #nostress

History National * International * Global ● Chronological: Progression of time analyzed through dates ● Theoretical: Reasons behind why history progressed in a particular way ● Social: Influences of humans on historical progression Can you add anything else to this discipline?

Humanities ● Human Society: Discovery, preservation, and communication ● Languages: Investigation and preservation of languages and linguistic skills ● Creative/Theoretical: Experimentation in the creative arts with a wide range of social and cultural experience ● Combination of Disciplines: The new exploration of combined scientific-humanistic/artistic approaches (e. g. , neurocognitive approaches to literature). ● Ethical: Analyzing the ethics of perspectives regarding society/humanity

Hard/Natural Sciences Life Sciences and Physical Sciences Biology * Physics * Astronomy * Chemistry* Earth ● History: Progressions of and development of Hard Science over time ● Theory: Understanding structures and constraints of Hard Science ● Applicable: Find new ways to use findings in life Can you add anything else to this discipline?

Social Sciences Economics*Political Science*Law*Demography* Human Geography*Sociology*Psychology*Education ● History: Progression of specific field in relation to humanity ● Theory: Study and development of intangible concepts ● Applicable: Using theories of field to answer tangible questions or solve tangible issues Can you add anything else to this discipline?

Mathematics Close-Ended Questions*Open-Ended Questions ● History: Progression of Maths over time ● Theory: Use of intangible ideas to prove or disprove abstract concepts ● Applicable: Use of mathematical knowledge in life (Geometry would be an example) Can you add anything else to this discipline?

ART Performance Art * Visual Art * Auditory Art ● Creation: Research methods used to actually create art in various forms ● Theory: Research the reason for Art, the way Art influences people, Cutting edge uses for Art ● History: Research a progression or understanding due to Art, Specific Time Period Can you add anything else to this discipline?

Where do you think your interests fit? Take a moment to write down the discipline in which you think your interests exist.

Dimensions of Discipline Each discipline shares dimensions of understanding

Dimensions of Every Discipline Each discipline will consider the following: 1. Purpose: Possible uses of the knowledge acquired or researched 2. Method: Methods for building and validating knowledge 3. Knowledge: Concepts, accepted findings, transformed misconceptions 4. Forms: The construction of the produced work

What discipline fits you most? Talk to someone near you about your interests. . .

Today’s Objectives: Did we… 1. Discuss to understand the disciplines of research 2. Begin narrowing and possibly selecting a discipline to focus your study