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Research Methods 1 (CREA90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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Overview
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This subject provides PhD students in the creative arts disciplines at the VCA with the skills and tools needed to devise and conduct research. Through talks, seminars, workshops and group discussions students will engage with the key principles of research, academic rigour and writing and be able to relate them to artistic practices.
Students will be supported in defining their research questions, developing a conceptual research framework, drawing up a literature review/introductory map, designing a pragmatic action plan, identifying appropriate methodologies and taught the fundamentals of ethics processes and research integrity at the University of Melbourne. The outcome will be a structured set of written documents which will form the basis for confirmation of candidature.
Intended learning outcomes
Through study of this subject,students will:
- Develop an informed understanding of ethics and research integrity
- Acquire an understanding of what is required for confirmation and completion
- Acquire a knowledge of reflective and theoretical vocabularies in the creative arts, especially in relation to the scholarly literature in their own field
- Be able to devise and develop a focused and original research proposal in their field
- Understand the creative and academic rigour required at doctoral level
- Submit a first draft of a literature review
Generic skills
- • Capacity for independent critical enquiry • Understanding of UoM research standards • Understanding of creative practices in relation to theoretical perspectives • Capacity to plan and develop research • Demonstrable understanding of written and oral skills needed for a PhD
Last updated: 3 November 2022