Guidelines for Researching Disciplines Worksheet
This sheet will explain what each section is and what you should include. The worksheet that you actually complete starts on page 2 (delete this page once you are finished)
Name/Title of Discipline:
Discipline Subject Matter:
What is the object(s) of study? What is this discipline about?
**cite where you got this information, both with a parenthetical citation and a bibliographic entry**
Definition of Discipline:
Find an academic definition, by consulting textbooks, academic disciplinary journals, books published by university presses, departmental or professional academic organization web sites. Do not try to define a discipline by looking up the word in the dictionary!
**cite where you got this information, both with a parenthetical citation and a bibliographic entry**
Sub-Fields within the Discipline:
How is this discipline organized or divided? Can this discipline be broken down further into smaller areas (sub-fields)? List out at least 3 sub-fields. Carefully describe the purpose or goal of each sub-field. What specific concerns do each sub-field address?
**cite where you got this information, both with a parenthetical citation and a bibliographic entry**
Key Concepts:
What are some of the key concepts associated with this discipline? List out at least 3 key concepts within the discipline. Define each concept according to how they are defined within the discipline. It is important that you understand how a given discipline defines a specific concept as another discipline may define the concept differently.
**cite where you got this information, both with a parenthetical citation and a bibliographic entry**
Key Books/Seminal Texts:
List three influential, well-known, or seminal texts in the field. Be sure to provide a correct, full citation (APA or MLA style) plus a brief description of what each is about and why it is important to the discipline.
**no documentation/citation is needed in this…