What Is an Academic Discipline

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is an academic discipline?

• A) A course that is deemed to be of value in the humanities
• B) A course that is offered at a university that focuses on the natural world
• C) An identifiable but evolving domain of knowledge that its members study using certain tools that serve as a way of knowing that is powerful but constraining.

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Definitions:

Provincial Statute

A law or act passed by the legislative body of a province or territory.

Vicarious Liability

The legal responsibility of an entity for the actions of another person, typically in employer-employee relationships.

Strict Liability

A legal doctrine where a party is responsible for damages or loss, not based on fault or negligence, but because they are inherently responsible for a specific outcome.

Defamation

A derogatory, false statement published to a person’s detriment.