Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Survey as a course
Even though the survey was designated as an interdisciplinary course, it involved no real ---- of subject matter.
(A) encapsulation
(B) organization
(C) synthesis
(D) discussion
(E) verification
B or C, considering that interdisciplinary means involving two or more different academic disciplines? Thanks for help.
(A) encapsulation
(B) organization
(C) synthesis
(D) discussion
(E) verification
B or C, considering that interdisciplinary means involving two or more different academic disciplines? Thanks for help.
Top answer
I might think (A), 'encapsulation'. If the subject matter is not 'encapsulated', the course would probably not function too well as either a survey course (usually meaning' broad scope'), or an interdisiciplinary course (usually because the subject matter is generalized).
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I might think (A), 'encapsulation'. If the subject matter is not 'encapsulated', the course would probably not function too well as either a survey course (usually meaning' broad scope'), or an interdisiciplinary course (usually because the subject matter is generalized).
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But since the survey course is an overview of a broad topic or field of knowledge. Its function should be to synthesize the s00
I would submit that synthesize means to combine the subject material into something new. Encapsulate means, here, to summarize the material.
An overview involves more summarization than synthesis, though you could probably say both actions are relevant. An interdisicipinary course, let's say between music and painting, would not synthesize the information because
An overview involves more summarization than synthesis, though you could probably say both actions are relevant. An interdisicipinary course, let's say between music and painting, would not synthesize the information because
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But encapsulate just means to epitomize; to express in a brief summary. I don't think it fits the concept. And if the two relevant disciplines are synthesized, it would produce something new, though I am not sure what exactly the survey course is all about.
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Well there's nothing irrelevant about epitomizing the material in a survey course. Survey courses, at least in American universities, always present a wide range of material in summary form. The stickler here is interdisciplinary, and I think that's where a legitmate argument may be had between encapsulate and synthesize.
In the sentence,
In the sentence,
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I always think of inter-disciplinary courses as lessons that put various subject matters together, hence my vote for synthesis.
Not that I really know anything about GRE verbal questions. Didn't do well the last time I took it.
Not that I really know anything about GRE verbal questions. Didn't do well the last time I took it.
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