Dear Jacques et al
I am asked on occasion what academics mean when they use the term
'discipline' (i.e. disciplinary, interdisciplinary,
multidisciplinary, non-disciplinary etc.) . What are the working
definitions being used in this case?
Regards
Harold Nelson
On Sep 29, 2007, at 6:48 AM, Jacques Giard wrote:
> Christ, John, and list members,
>
> On this same topic of disciplines, I was director of the School of
> Design at
> Arizona State University until very recently. The school was
> typical of many
> multidisciplinary settings.
>
Harold G. Nelson, Ph.D.
www.haroldnelson.com
President; Advanced Design Institute
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Trustee & Past-President; International Society for Systems Science
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Affiliated faculty, M. Eng., U. Wash.
http://www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/hgnelson/
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