ARTS&SCI 302
Doing Interdisciplinary Research
Heather Settle
Description from DukeHub
This course is designed to prepare Program II majors to design thesis and capstone projects aligned with their interdisciplinary course of study. Students will learn about quantitative and qualitative research methods appropriate to a variety of disciplinary approaches, including ethnography, archival research, visual and discourse analysis, survey design, and statistical analysis. Students will develop a research question, select methods, identify funding opportunities, and pursue IRB approval for human subjects research, culminating in a final project that includes a finished research proposal and timeline. Students will also learn about the importance of developing a writing practice and connecting intentionally with peers as emerging interdisciplinary scholars.
Skills
- data and statisticsdescription: "quantitative" and 1 more
- designdescription: "design" and 1 more
- research methodsdescription: "qualitative" and 4 more
- writingAI review: "finished research proposal and timeline"
AI-resilient: 0 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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