Interdisciplinary Studies (IDC4U)

Credit
Students successfully completing the Brock Science Mentorship and Co-operative Education Programs will be granted three credits. Upon successful completion of the IDC4U course Mentorship students will be granted one credit. The IDC4U course will help students develop and consolidate the skills required  to solve problems, make decisions, and present findings beyond the scope of a single subject or discipline. Students will apply the principles and processes of inquiry and research  to analyze historical innovations and exemplary research; and to investigate real-life situations and career opportunities in interdisciplinary endeavours. They will also assess their own cognitive and affective strategies, apply general skills in both familiar and new contexts, create innovative products, and communicate new knowledge.

Cooperative Education Credits

The remaining two credits will be earned through the co-operative education curriculum. The co-operative education credits will be linked to an in-school university level course. The in-school course will be related to the associated discipline of their science research project. Additional information may be obtained through the District School Board of Niagara website: http://www.dsbn.edu.on.ca/CoopEdu
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Interdisciplinary Studies (IDC4U)

Evaluation Criteria
  • Professor/ Teacher Evaluation 25%
  • Symposium Presentation and Scientific Report 50%
  • Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair participation 20%
  • Maintenance of a dated Laboratory Journal 5%
  •  Professor/ Teacher Evaluation

    The Co-operative Education Instructor and Professor will evaluate the mentorship student using the attached Interdisciplinary Studies Achievement Chart.

    2. Symposium Presentation

    The Mentorship student will be evaluated by the Co-operative Education Instructor using the attached Brock Mentorship Symposium Presentation Rubric.

    3. Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair

    Students will use the Niagara Regional Science and Engineering website www.niagarasciencefair.org to complete an Application Form. The website will describe the Application Procedure, Timetable of Events, Judges’ Scoring Sheet, Project Categories, Display Dimensions etc.

    4. Maintenance of a Laboratory Book

    The Lab Book should contain an in depth daily log of work accomplished including such areas as research, experimentation, equipment, elapsed time, unusual circumstances/conditions, and assistance obtained to complete task.