interdisciplinary wotzit
Today's class in Interdisciplinary Thinking was so frustrating! On top of that I feel a little brain dead and somewhat tired as my sleep schedule continues to be fucked and I can never turn my brain off. Still, as usual today we opened class with a movie that we generally use as a case study (since my professor finds it boring to use regular/real cases-- so sad) as a launching pad for the day's ask, which is we break down the variables involved in problem solving: problem, problem space, stakeholder perspective, context, thinking methodology and the like and have a lively debate keeping those aspects in mind.
My first general issue is that when we use movies and try to keep only that information in mind, we never truly have a complete picture of the problem. There's not enough information, not to mention characters are only multidimensional to a point.
My second general issue is a lack of understanding of the context. We are in Singapore, in Asia, where the problem solving mechanics are vastly different from the context of the problem. So in the realm of confronting an issue happening in, say, Boston, early 2000s, rough neighborhood, child abduction case, is frustratingly argued within an ethics mindset not suited to it. Although the mental stretch is fine for an interdisciplinary thought exercise, I was afraid that the topic was ill-suited; I wish my professor would've chosen a case set in an education setting at least (Waiting for Superman, Dead Poet's Society, The Emperor's Club or something), then we can talk in the realm of our interest (We're all taking our Master in Education Management).
Anyway, it helps that I'm writing about this because I can straighten out my thoughts. At the very least, it was incredible helpful to go through the motions of actually identifying key points of the argument so we could reach the actual point of finding a solution.
My first general issue is that when we use movies and try to keep only that information in mind, we never truly have a complete picture of the problem. There's not enough information, not to mention characters are only multidimensional to a point.
My second general issue is a lack of understanding of the context. We are in Singapore, in Asia, where the problem solving mechanics are vastly different from the context of the problem. So in the realm of confronting an issue happening in, say, Boston, early 2000s, rough neighborhood, child abduction case, is frustratingly argued within an ethics mindset not suited to it. Although the mental stretch is fine for an interdisciplinary thought exercise, I was afraid that the topic was ill-suited; I wish my professor would've chosen a case set in an education setting at least (Waiting for Superman, Dead Poet's Society, The Emperor's Club or something), then we can talk in the realm of our interest (We're all taking our Master in Education Management).
Anyway, it helps that I'm writing about this because I can straighten out my thoughts. At the very least, it was incredible helpful to go through the motions of actually identifying key points of the argument so we could reach the actual point of finding a solution.