Interdisciplinary research

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary_research)

Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g. a research project). It is about creating something new by crossing boundaries, and thinking across them. It is related to an interdiscipline or an interdisciplinary field, which is an organizational unit that crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged. (Wikipedia)

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Interdisciplinarity

Approved Date
19-Nov-2013

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