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Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Programs (Locally and Nationally)

Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Programs (Locally and Nationally). By: Chris Dunwody IDS Group 4. Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Studies Programs. In an effort to surmount the challenges that I nterdisciplinary Studies Programs encounter we will answer the following questions.

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Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Programs (Locally and Nationally)

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  1. Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Programs (Locally and Nationally) By: Chris Dunwody IDS Group 4

  2. Challenges Facing Interdisciplinary Studies Programs • In an effort to surmount the challenges that Interdisciplinary Studies Programs encounter we will answer the following questions. • What are the benefits of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program? • How is an Interdisciplinary Studies viewed in the work force? • How can the Interdisciplinary Studies Programs be promoted and/or marketed?

  3. What are the benefits of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program? From the San Diego State University Web Site… • Critical Thinking • Adaptability to Change • Decision Making • Leadership • Communication • Interpersonal • Analytical • Problem Solving • Flexibility • Global Perspective • Research

  4. How is the Interdisciplinary Studies Program viewed in the work force? • Information taken from a personal interview with Dianna Daoheung, a graduate of the Interdisciplinary studies Program at the University of Central Florida. She is currently employed at Merkley & Partners (a well known Advertising Agency in New York City, New York) • Dianna’s Response: “Well, my experiences have been great, although…I must admit at the job interview I was definitely put into a position where I had to sell my degree. With the majority of the applicants being Advertising majors. The interviewer was upfront and told me that I was at a disadvantage. If it was not for the interdisciplinary studies program at UCF and how it was structured. I would have had no clue how to talk about the benefits of my degree. But, as you know Chris, I was able to get around that obstacle and here I am an Account Executive managing ad(vertising) accounts around the world.”

  5. How can the Interdisciplinary Studies Programs be promoted and/or marketed? • Presented here are responses from two of the sources that can be found in the Works Cited section. • Quintessential Careers Page • The San Diego State Career Center Page

  6. How can the Interdisciplinary Studies Programs be promoted and/or marketed? • Quintessential Careers Page – 10 Ways to Market Your Liberal Arts Degree • Say It Loud: Your Liberally Educated and Proud • Sell Your Passion • Sharpen Your Focus • Your Skills: Know Them, Embrace Them, Market Them • Give Your Skills a Little Boost • Let Your Resume Sing the Praises of a Liberal-Arts Education • Enlist Your Cover Letter in Portraying the Applicability of Your Skills • Consider a Portfolio • Give Job Interview Responses a Liberal-Arts Spin • Ask Yourself if You'd Be More Marketable with Grad School

  7. How can the Interdisciplinary Studies Programs be promoted and/or marketed? B. The San Diego State Career Center Page • Match Your Skills with Employer Values • Review job descriptions/announcements • Read newspaper and magazine articles • Examine print and electronic resources about jobs and employers (see “How to Research Employers” available in Job Hunting folder of the Campanile Connections resource library.) • Talk with your professors or with individuals who work in positions in your field • Conduct information interviews with potential employers • Communicate Your Skills to Employers • Critical/Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving • Adaptability to Change/Flexibility • Interpersonal • Communication

  8. Conclusion • In conclusion, there are challenges that present themselves to the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. However, with the right spin theses challenges can be turned into benefits. Similar to most things in life – as Dianna eloquently stated, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” The lesson learned in this aspect is that after research and due diligence anyone can take a degree from the IDS Program and present it in any light they wish.

  9. Works Cited Daoheung, Dianna. Personal Interview. 15 April 2009. The San Diego State Career Center Page. San Diego State. “Marketing Your Liberal Arts Degree” http://careercenter.sdstate.edu/libarts.pdf Quintessential Careers Page. Quintessential Careers. “10 Ways to Market Your Liberal Arts Degree” http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html

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