Given the circumstances that we had to deal with I don’t think anything could have been done differently. One thing that I found challenging was to remember to go back to reply to my classmates on the discussion boards. I really the whole course. Dr. B kept it interesting and kept us involved while in the classroom. Once we switched to online she did her best to ensure that we all stayed on track. I don’t think i would want to spend more or less time on anything. Dr. B had it planned out perfectly then the pandemic attacked her plan. Overall I believe that we all was doing the best we can given what we were working with.

I don’t believe that I had a personal bias on the problem. It was more of an interest that I had about Autism. Throughout my research it has been interesting to see how different disciplines focus on different aspects of Autism. By doing this interdisciplinary research I have learned that a problem can be solved by different disciplines working together. I have always heard the saying there is more than one way to look at a problem and by working through this process I have learned that that is very true. My understanding has defiantly changed. In the beginning I really had no idea how Autism was diagnosed or treated. I honestly knew very little about it. By reading the articles that I have chose I now have a better understanding on how it is diagnosed as well as ways that it can be treated.

Discipline	Title of Article	Author of Article	Focus of Insight	Evaluation of Insight(very useful, useful, not useful)
Biology	Prediction of Autism-Related Genes Using a New Clustering-Based Under Sampling	Dang, Xuan ThoHung Bui, DuongNguyen, Thi Hong	Genetic detection of Autism	Uses a computerized approach that can detect new autism-related candidate genes. (Useful)
Psychosocial	Genetic Testing Experiences among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States	Zhao, ShixiChen, Wei-JuDhar, Scweta u	Genetic testing in the US	This focuses on testing the parents that have children with ASD. (Very useful)
Education	The Comparison of Special Education Between Thailand and United States: Inclusion and Support For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder	Doris Adam Hill, Sasipin Ssukbunpant	Special Education	Compares the special education system for students with disabilities in the U.S. and in Thailand (useful)
Pediatrics Medication	Therapy and Psychotropic Medication Use in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	Daniela Ziskind, Amanda Bennett, Abbas Jawad, Nathan Blum	Medicine	The use of non-pharmacologic intervention versus pharmacologic intervention in children (very useful)

I had some disciplines in mind but then when I went to look for articles I didn’t find any useful information in those disciplines. I had never thought about education or medication. But those were two areas that I found a lot of useful information.

At this time, I don’t feel as though I have any questions. My concerns are if I am going to be able to get the information that I need from the sources that I have this far. I am exploring other options to get more sources.

I have only found two articles so far, that I think would really benefit my question. The only site that I have used to get my articles are the online library at Miami. After doing the discussion I have seen that others are using Google scholar. I may look into this to see if this could be an option for me.

I don’t feel as though I am having difficulties. I don’t know that I am looking in the right areas. Maybe I am struggling with what disciplines that I need to look at.

As I have stated above the only site that I have used is the virtual library at Miami. I am going to look into the google scholar to see if that would be a option for me to be able to gather some more information.

The topic that I have chosen is Autism. This is an interdisciplinary problem because it has been researched by different disciplines. Some of the subjects that I used to narrow down my search in the library were children, statistics, psychology, genetics, and school age 6 – 12.

One on my peer reflected on my topic and was telling me about her cousin that is autistic. She shared with me that her cousin has a artistic ability and that this is her favorite cousin.

I really don’t know a whole lot about this topic besides the little that I have interacted with my cousin’s daughter. I am excited to learn more about Autism and develop a better understanding.

The disciplines that I think would be relevant are psychology, biology, and history.

The Broad Model of Interdisciplinary Research gives researchers the the opportunity to gather information from the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, and the fine and performing arts. There are six steps in the Broad Model. The first step is to define the problem. The second step is justify using an interdisciplinary approach. The third step is to identify the disciplines that are related to the problem. The fourth step is to conduct a literature search. The fifth step is critically analyze the disciplinary insights related to the problem and locate their sources. The sixth and final step is to reflect how the interdisciplinary process has given you a better understanding of the problem.

The topic that I am most interested in doing is Autism. My cousin’s daughter is autistic and I see some of the struggles that go on and it peaks my interest on learning more about it. I really haven’t thought about another topic. Maybe lung cancer would be another option. My mom had the top lobe of her left lung removed due to it. I also lost my step dad to stage four lung cancer.

The article that catch my eye was Expanding-Thinking-on-Theorizing-in-Criminology. Hearing smelling tasting seeing- the role of the arts is making sense out of the academy also sound intriguing.

I don’t believe that I need to make any changes to my checklist. I have started writing out my rational but don’t quite have it finished yet. I feel very comfortable with my checklist since Dr. B and Dr. Spencer have both looked over it and both have said that it looks good. I have the first paragraph completed on the rationale and at this time I don’t have any questions or concerns about it. I don’t feel as though I need any additional help at this time. I am not 100% sure what future career I would like to have at this time. For my rationale I chose a generalize career that had to do with my past work experience as well as my new skill set that I will achieve with this degree.

I have been asked many times what I am getting my bachelor degree in. When I respond with integrative studies I either get a puzzled look or I am asked what that means. In the beginning I honestly didn’t know what it meant either. After starting my BIS 201 class I began to learn more about it and now I know what integrative studies is as well as how to explain my degree. To me, integrative studies is combination of different disciplines that isn’t focused in one certain area. My degree takes information that I have already gained through work experience and life experience and builds on it. It not just a standard degree it can be shaped to fit anyone no matter what they want their focus or outcome to be.

SEO means Statement of Educational Objective. When I first started to think about my SEO it was overwhelming. Now that I have figure out what I want my concentrations to be it is a lot easier to figure out my SEO. The first concentration I chose is staffing and recruitment. I have already fulfilled the requirements for this concentration. The five classes for this concentration were: CMR 111 (this replaces CMR 112)CMR 241, CMR 244, ENG 313, CMR 401. The last two classes in this concentration I am taking this semester and then this concentration will be complete. My second concentration is applied sociology. The five classes that I have to take for this one is SOC 202, PSY 221, SOC 262, SOC 451, and SOC 153 which I am taking this semester as well. My thematic sequence is applied communications which was recommended to me by Dr. Spencer. I have completed one class so far and it was STC 136. I still have to take APC 428 and APC 336 to fulfilled this requirement.

I have learned many things since starting BIS 201. I have learned that being in this program gives me the freedom to design my degree to fit my goals. I have learned that whenever I see a bowl of fruit or a smoothie I will think about the fruit being multidisciplinary and the smoothie being interdisciplinary. Multidisciplinary is two are more disciplines work side by side with no integration. Where as interdisciplinary is two are more disciplines work together to create a better understanding, they integrate or blend together.

I really don’t have any questions or confusion about the SEO but I do have some areas on my DAR that doesn’t seem to reflect the classes I have taken. This makes it hard to determine what I still need to do to fulfill the requirements of the Miami plan as well as my SEO.

Hello! My name is Sarah. This is my third year at Miami Regionals. I have taken all but two courses online. I currently deliver DoorDash in Oxford to make money and still have the freedom to complete my classwork and fulfill my family obligations. I am a full time student even though most of my classes are online I am considered a regionals student. I married my high school sweetheart and we have three daughters together. Our oldest is Julia she is 21, our middle is Taylor she is 19, and our youngest is Allison she is 16.

I honestly chose BIS because my step mom Kathy has been in and she finally convinced me that it would be more beneficial for me to switch over to BIS. The two concentrations that I had thought about was staffing & recruiting and organizational leadership. After attending the first class and learning that I can build my own concentration I feel like that would probably benefit me. I would like to do something that interests me and not just something that I have to do to get the degree.

I have already completed my 21st Century Literacy requirements. I earned 3 credit hours in ENG 215 and 3 credit hours in CMR 282. I am not real sure of my classes this semester I think I focused on the concentrations mentioned above when I schedule them and I am not to happy with them. I believe I may need to focus on something else.