Integration is the process of combining different things together to make it a new whole. A couple of examples of integration is when two companies consolidate together to become one entity like Northwest Airlines and Delta. Also taking racial differences and putting them together in one community. Sometimes we think our areas of concentration & our minors really do not mesh together or integrate with one another, but that is what makes IDS such an innovative concept. You can bring subjects together that you did not think were possible. Our lives are integrated all the time whether it is in a professional, academic, or personal capacity. It is important for our areas/minor to integrate in these three aspects of our lives because it helps shape who we are, how we learn, and eventually what type of job we go for. I feel the way my areas/minor can get integrated better is by at least combining two out of the three subjects if not all of them. My areas are education, Behavioral & Social Science and a minor in History. I plan to be a history professor, and commission as an officer in the air force; I have integrated both of my areas and minor in my aspirations.
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What does integration mean to you and why is it important in your life? Is it important to integrate your areas/minor and why? Have you integrated your areas/minor and if so how? Post your comments to these questions and share your thoughts!!!!FYI I will be the only one posting to your comments this week....So lets have fun....
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To integrate means to unite. When I discussed my goals for the future with my Academic Advisor I stressed to her my need to take the practiced skills I have already learned and integrate them with what I wanted to learn and apply it toward my future plans. Hence, we came up with Behavioral/Social Science, Commerce, and Legal Studies. In my previous years I had earned an A.S. in Bus. Admin and then was employed for several years in the mortgage industry. Through experience and training I have strong business skills which covers the Commerce area of my degree. Now I would like to focus on Behavioral/Social Science and Legal Studies so that I can apply it to my future endeavor. As mentioned in the previous blog my goal is to become an Academic Advisor in Higher Education.
ReplyDeleteFor me, integration means to combine or mix two or more different things together. Integration is good because it can make you a better-rounded individual. Especially in a work environment you need to be well-rounded and able to work with different people in different situations. It is very important to be able to integrate my areas of focus and minor into something that I can work with because if I can’t integrate them, then my time taking the different classes has been a waste. I am still trying to figure out how to integrate, Public Affairs, Hospitality and Behavior and Social Science into a career goal. So far I have only been able to see that two of my focuses can be integrated together, it seems very difficult to integrate all three. If anybody has any suggestions for me, please let me know.
ReplyDeleteIntegration, to me, is bringing two or more things together. I think that it is important because so many things to work together in the world today. Different types of people, subjects or fields, and even ideas come together constantly. I do think that it is important to integrate my areas and minor, because they are what I am building my major upon. If I can't make them work together, then my major is useless. Currently, I have not been fully able to integrate my areas because I still have no idea what I want to do after earning my degree. I am hoping that it will be easier once I have a better plan for the future.
ReplyDelete@Diana it sounds like you have a good understanding of integration. My question to you is how do you think you can integrate legal studies being an advisor?
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@Aglass our meaning of integration are very similar. I use to have that same problem with my areas/minor. Mine are Education, Behavioral Social Science and minor in History. I got an idea for yours; by understanding social behavior it helps with the customer service aspect of hospitality and dealing with the public?
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@Danielle dont feel bad I changed my major 5 types lol. The good thing is that IDS is innovating and you have potiential to take in any direction you want.
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Good job so far group, I am feeling confident that you guys have a good understanding of integration. Can integration be a negative thing?
@Dee, I believe Legal Studies can be integrated into my career by learning the laws that are applicable to education. It is very important to stay abreast of current regulation and policy especially when working for a state university. When in the position of advising I believe one is accountable for the advice given and has to be careful that the advice given is correct and accurate or the person could be held liable. As an example, here at UCF, we are not allowed to discuss any situations with the student's parents per the FERPA regulation. If we do, we and the University can be held liable. I hope this helps. Thanks for asking!
ReplyDelete@Diana I completely agree with your statement on being held accountable for the advice that one gives and also being up to date on the times in every aspect because you do not want to be taken by surpise. Do you see any negatives about integration.
ReplyDelete@Dee, I'm trying but I really can't think of any negatives. I think integration is what makes us all unique individually yet diversified as a group. Therefore when working on projects together we all have something different to contribute. It's hard to put a negative on that.
ReplyDeleteIntegration means the combination of several elements that becomes blended together. It’s important to me because I always work to bring together everything I do. Everything is apart of me and I like to integrate all things that I do so it all streams together. Integration is the main part of my IDS areas of study (Behavioral & Social Sciences and Letters & Modern Languages). I focus on the culture and language parts of my major and use the Leadership Studies minor so that I can work with each area and work within all future possible careers.
ReplyDelete@Dee, I also had trouble coming up with a negative of integration. I came up with one possible negative, but I'm not sure if it really is one. I feel that one thing (a discipline in the case of IDS) could seem dominant over another. Let's say, for instance, someone has integrated real estate and communications. If that person goes on to be a real estate agent, what they learned from both of those areas might be very important to their career, though the real estate knowledge might seem to be more important or dominant. I don't think that the areas being integrated is a negative, though the fact that they may not be equally recognized could be.
ReplyDeleteIntegration means to interwine things that may be different but have a common element. Integration is important to me because regardless of what my difference may be from the next person, I am able to find a way to fit in. My aspirations is to become an ESE teacher in a high school setting. In order for me to understand them I have to study them. My concentration of behavioral social sciences allows me to learn about people from a social and psychological stand point. I found that theories I have learned come about again my minor. For example my social theory class has taught me about socioeconomic status. I want to teach at an at risk school, therefore I have to understand the situations of my students. They may be in terrible school due to upbringing in a poor household.
ReplyDelete@Diana I completely agree, IDS also is unique, and each of us makes new disciplines every time we choose your areas/minor. Its outstanding I feel empowered.
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@Valerie that’s great that you try to integrate everything that you do, do you ever come to situations where this does not work? What possible careers are you looking at? Can you think of anything negative about integration?
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@Danielle you have brought up a good point whatever your areas/minor might be there probably will not be an equal distribution of focus there will always be one that dominates. I do not think it is a negative thing it is just reality.
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@Janelle that is good that you try and relate classes you take to your career goals applying your education to real life. What is your common element between your areas/minor? Do you find anything negative about integration?
Integration means that you are taking more than one thing and combining it with something else. I also believe there are many levels of integration, sometimes when you integrate something together there is no longer two separate entities but one new whole entity that can not be split apart and at other times you can integrate things together yet still be able to identify them as separate if need be. I think my 3 chosen areas of education integrate very well with each other. My 2 major areas of concentration are Forensics and Behavioral and Social Sciences and my minor is Criminal Justice. Forensics is the study of science in a court of law. Forensics therefore has a lot to do with the criminal justice system in the sense that we as scientists can effect the outcome in a court case and effect the criminal justice system and possibly its laws and how they are carried out. Behavior and social sciences can also have a lot to with with both forensics and the criminal justice system. People behave a certain way in certain circumstances, like murder is usually a crime of passion and many times the offender knows the victim. This type of information is related to the criminal justice system but is rooted in the Behavioral and social sciences aspect of my education. Sometimes I think it how can you teach one of my chosen tracks without the other? I feel like they rely on each other so heavily.
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Integration means using multiple resources to work towards a specific goal. Combining expertise is helpful in overcoming issues that require more than one train of thought. This is why IDS is a great major program; we are being taught to recognize our capabilities and make the most of how their integration works. In my major I will be able to learn the technical aspects of writing but also use a creative side as well. Considering my Mass Media minor, I will be able to use all of my fields of study to work in the communications field with solid technical and intellectual capacities.
ReplyDeleteI try to integrate my areas and minor into my life as much as possible. I am currently writing a monthly column for a website and am also doing short video projects. I have been using my writing lyrically to put to music and try to apply artistic analysis techniques to make good songs. I love the fields of study I am in - they fit me perfect and I feel as though they are connected on so many levels.
@Simone, I like the point that you made about different levels of integration. I find it interesting to think about two things integrating to become an entirely new entity instead of just being two entities working together. That idea is one that I would not have immediately thought of when talking about integration.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely know how you feel and thank you! I never would have considered integration to such depths before this class. I know I am in a major that deals with it first hand but I never really thought of it in this way before. You know? It's almost weird to think about my 3 areas being so intertwined, but when I did think about it I realized that it was very difficult to think about one field without the other. I feel that my 3 areas of study are very dependent on each other.
What about your fields? Are they very integrated or not so integrated?
I keep forgetting to sign my name after each post, Darn!
ReplyDeleteThe post above, written in response to danielle, is by me: Simone A Cohen.
Simone A Cohen
To me, integration means bringing together, uniting different areas to receive a greater understanding and relationship. I believe my areas of study will integrate well and allow me to find a career path I will be happy with. With a major in Education and Behavioral and Social Sciences and a minor in Criminal Justice, I will be able to enter numerous fields to work with at-risk youth such as counselor, probation officer, educational advocacy or case manager. I feel if I focused on just education, just criminal justice, or just behavioral and social sciences, I would not have a clear picture when working with at-risk youth. All too often people working with at-risk youth are focused too narrowly on one aspect of the youth’s life and they do not work to get all the pieces back together. I want to be able to look at the youth as a whole, see the whole picture, and help them turn their life around. -- Heather Hawk
ReplyDelete@Simone, I agree that Criminal Justice and Behavioral and Social Sciences rely on each very heavily. I think there should be more emphasis on behavioral and social sciences on the criminal justice track which is one reason I chose IDS. When looking at crime, I think we also need to take into account the thinking behind it.
ReplyDeleteI think anything not done well, can be a bad thing and the same would be true for integration. Some careers require a specific focus of study and a mindset and this is where integration could be a downfall. For example, a police officer that has also studied social and behavioral sciences will be much more aware of mental illness and will notice it more when working with the population than an officer who has not. This will allow the officer to be more enlightened and possibly offer mental health services, a substance abuse program or a baker act (forced admittance to a mental health crisis unit) instead of arrest. This could cause conflict with coworkers who do not feel it is their duty to offer these services, but to keep the streets safe. Even with the best intentions this could put the officers life on the line if he tried to help someone without his partners support and things go wrong. -- Heather Hawk
ReplyDeleteWould everyone please just use their real name as a user name? There is a lot of conversation back and forth and it would just be easier that way.They're are 9 of you and 4 of us. Its just getting confusing. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI did at your request, but I do not feel comfortable for having done so. This is my blogger account so now has changed ALL postings on ALL sites to my real name
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ReplyDeleteMaybe you could just use your last initial so you can still retain some of your privacy. Anyway, thanks for the comment. I quite agree with you about needing to understand the actions behind crime. If we can figure that out then maybe there would be better success at attempting to root out certain crime, you know? Or at least we might have a better understanding of what to look for after a crime has been committed, profiling might have better success.
Simone Cohen
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ReplyDeleteIt is vital that you all have your FULL names on each post. If you do not, you will not be able to receive credit. If you do not want your full name to be your username, for obvious reasons, sign each post individually as if you were writing a letter. Most of you are doing this, but some are not. If you don't take up this practice there is nothing that we can do and most likely your personal grade will suffer as a consequence. This is just a word of warning. Also remember to post early and post often as it is not our responsibility to cram your requirement of 3 posts into the last day or two. If you wait til the last minute, you will most likely not get your posts completed which will also impact your grade. We do not handle grading however, we are here to be your mentors, and we will do the best that we can, returning the efforts that we receive from all of you. Good luck everyone! And remember, we are here to have fun, but there are still responsibilities! ;)
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ReplyDeleteI always have situations where things don’t work because they each are better in their own element. They’re like clothes, you can have more than one piece of clothing but not all go together. ☺ Some of the possible careers that I have been recently looking into are a criminal profile analysis and a lawyer. I don’t know how each would benefit me and incorporate what I would like to do BUT not everything has to work to my benefit for I to be satisfied. I think if I find a career that I am satisfied with and it motivates me to go to work every time then I’ll be happy. Integration can be negative when both parties have completely different tastes per say. In regards to cultures, one may classify themselves as apart of one social group within a larger group and it may create a negative impact and lead to violence or outcasts. For example, clicks or social groups in middle and high school and racial/ethnic groups in smaller communities.
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ReplyDeleteI understand that you find a way to fit in with other people or groups but was there ever a time where you find yourself not “fitting” in with said group? I also see that you are studying other people through your IDS classes but have you ever come across someone who doesn’t really fit any one kind of profile?
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@ David
I think it’s very interesting that you work within all your fields of study within finding a career. Have there ever been times when integration wouldn’t work? What are you doing to influence your personal life with integration? What else can you do with a Mass Media minor?
~Valerie Perez~
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ReplyDeleteI never thought about the common element between my major and minor. Thats the issue that im having now finding a common element. I even believe that my areas of study dont mesh together. I do know what they each mean to me and why I chose those areas.
Integration sometimes can take away from ones individual identity. I look at integration is throwing things or people into one set group. It can take away from other characteristics by only viewing just one.