Harold,
Answering for no one else but myself, my use of discipline in my post was
the narrow one that resides within traditional professional disciplines such
as landscape architect, architect, industrial designer, interior designer,
and graphic designer.
Jacques
On 9/29/07 11:36 AM, "Harold Nelson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> www.advanceddesign.org
> Trustee & Past-President; International Society for Systems Science
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> Affiliated faculty, M. Eng., U. Wash.
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