Question 1

Systems thinking is a method of visualizing interrelationships within a complex problem or system by doing all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Breaking it down into its constituent parts 
B) Recognizing that a system of linkages is much more than the sum of its parts 
C) Evaluating the relative importance of different causal linkages 
D) Identifying which parts similar disciplines address 
A) Breaking it down into its constituent parts 
B) Recognizing that a system of linkages is much more than the sum of its parts 
C) Evaluating the relative importance of different causal linkages 
D) Identifying which parts similar disciplines address D

Question 2

The IRP is heuristic in that it places you,the student,in the role of:

Accepted Answer

A) The scholar 
B) The determinist 
C) The discoverer of knowledge. 
D) The operator 
A) The scholar 
B) The determinist 
C) The discoverer of knowledge. 
D) The operator C

Question 3

Scope refers to the parameters of what you intend to include and exclude from consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A decision-making process that is heuristic,iterative,and reflexive is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Interdisciplinary research process 
B) Interdisciplinary research 
C) Systems thinking 
D) Complex problem 
A) Interdisciplinary research process 
B) Interdisciplinary research 
C) Systems thinking 
D) Complex problem

Question 5

Interdisciplinarity is irrelevant for the study of complexity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stating the problem using words and phrases that connect it to a particular discipline refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Disciplinary jargon 
B) Personal bias 
C) Feedback loop 
D) Disciplinary bias 
A) Disciplinary jargon 
B) Personal bias 
C) Feedback loop 
D) Disciplinary bias

Question 7

Becoming self-conscious or self-aware of our disciplinary or personal biases that may influence our inquiry and possibly skew our evaluation of insights and thus bias the end product refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Being iterative 
B) Using feedback loop 
C) Being reflexive 
D) Using cognizance 
A) Being iterative 
B) Using feedback loop 
C) Being reflexive 
D) Using cognizance

Question 8

The value of an interdisciplinary approach over a single disciplinary approach is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) Can address complex problems in a more complex way. 
B) Can address complex problems in a more simplistic way. 
C) Can address complex problems in a more rational way. 
D) Can address complex problems in a more comprehensive way. 
A) Can address complex problems in a more complex way. 
B) Can address complex problems in a more simplistic way. 
C) Can address complex problems in a more rational way. 
D) Can address complex problems in a more comprehensive way.

Systems thinking is a method of visualizing interrelationships within a complex problem or system by doing all the following except:

The IRP is heuristic in that it places you,the student,in the role of:

Scope refers to the parameters of what you intend to include and exclude from consideration.

A decision-making process that is heuristic,iterative,and reflexive is referred to as:

Interdisciplinarity is irrelevant for the study of complexity.

Stating the problem using words and phrases that connect it to a particular discipline refers to:

Becoming self-conscious or self-aware of our disciplinary or personal biases that may influence our inquiry and possibly skew our evaluation of insights and thus bias the end product refers to:

The value of an interdisciplinary approach over a single disciplinary approach is that it:

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Conducting the Literature Search

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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Exam 3: Beginning the Research Process

Systems thinking is a method of visualizing interrelationships within a complex problem or system by doing all the following except:

The IRP is heuristic in that it places you,the student,in the role of:

Scope refers to the parameters of what you intend to include and exclude from consideration.

A decision-making process that is heuristic,iterative,and reflexive is referred to as:

Interdisciplinarity is irrelevant for the study of complexity.

Stating the problem using words and phrases that connect it to a particular discipline refers to:

Becoming self-conscious or self-aware of our disciplinary or personal biases that may influence our inquiry and possibly skew our evaluation of insights and thus bias the end product refers to:

The value of an interdisciplinary approach over a single disciplinary approach is that it:

Introducing Interdisciplinary Studies

Introducing the Disciplines and Their Perspectives

Identifying Relevant Disciplines

Conducting the Literature Search

Developing Adequacy in Relevant Disciplines

Analyzing the Problems and Evaluating Insights

Understanding Integration

Identifying Conflicts Between Insights and Their Sources

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Concepts Andor Assumptions

Creating Common Ground Between Insights: Theories

Constructing a More Comprehensive Understanding or Theory

Reflecting On, Testing, and Communicating the Understanding or Theory

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