Cross-disciplinary courses are becoming more common in many tertiary institutions. This issue of CDTL Brief on Crossdisciplinary Teaching and Learning discusses issues that concern cross-disciplinary studies.
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| Religion as a Heuristic Anchor: Studying the Various Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Dr Julius Bautista |
| Visiting Fellow Department of South East Asian Studies |
| XD2101 "Approaches to the Study of Religion" is a module that aims to introduce students to the history of religious studies through a review of the different ways religion has been understood and defined. Continue reading |
| Teaching "Simplicity" |
| Dr Rajesh R. Parwani |
| University Scholars Programme and Department of Physics |
| In this article I discuss my experience in teaching UQR2206 "Simplicity", a module in the University Scholars Programme. UQR2206 is a science/ technology-based module without prerequisites and open to USP students from all faculties. Continue reading |
| Cross-disciplinary Theories for Cross-disciplinary Teaching |
| Dr Mosseri Avraham |
| The David Azrieli School of Architecture, Faculty of the Arts Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Cross-disciplinary teaching is one of the most important and complicated issues in pedagogy characterised mainly by specialisation and the appearance of new disciplines today. In this new reality, there is a big need for courses that provide students with a wider view of lateral connections between disciplines. Continue reading |
| Behavioural Studies in Real Estate: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Real Estate Education and Research |
| Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim |
| Department of Real Estate |
| On 13 June 2005, the Board of Directors of a renowned international property company decided to purchase a piece of land in Shanghai to develop a shopping mall. The main motivation for purchasing the land was to increase the company's presence in Shanghai despite the relatively low Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of real estate investment in China. Continue reading |