WEEK 1 | Task 1

1. CROSS DISCIPLINARY
Involving two or more academic disciplines; interdisciplinary: cross-disciplinary studies in Biblical archaeology.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cross-disciplinary  30 Oct 2012

2. INTER DISCIPLINARY
Combining or involving two or more professions, technologies, departments, or the like, as in business or industry.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary  30 Oct 2012

3. TRANS DISCIPLINARY
Involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interdisciplinary?show=0&t=1352007896  30 Oct 2012

4. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Research generated outside the framework of a quantitative approach. Collected data is not subjected to formulaic analysis for the purpose of generating projections.
http://www.investorwords.com/3993/qualitative_research.html  30 Oct 2012

5. ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES/RESEARCH
Ethnography means "portrait of a people." This social science research method, closely associated with the fields of anthropology and sociology, though not exclusive to them, provides a detailed description of a culture from the viewpoint of a researcher who brings both inside and outside perspectives.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5519812_meaning-ethnographic-studies.html  30 Oct 2012