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Research Methods (Production) (THTR40009)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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A weekly seminar that begins to introduce and examine the relationship between research and practice within the context of practice led research. This seminar acquaints students with a range of research methods and research paradigms, key issues and practical skills relevant to the creative arts. It assists students in refining their research question/proposal and developing a research methodology appropriate to their discipline and project. In the seminar, research skills, techniques and methodologies are demonstrated both by instruction and example.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject aims to:
- introduce and provide students with key research concepts and skills relevant to their chosen project;
- introduce students to an overview of contemporary debates and methodological traditions in the field of arts-based research;
- enable students to develop a research methodology appropriate to their discipline and project;
- train candidates in preparation for research activities involved in higher research degrees;
- facilitate discussion of research ethics, including codes of conduct and ethical frameworks governing research.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will be able to demonstrate:
- the ability to engage in independent and contextually-informed artistic practice;
- well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities appropriate to the discipline;
- the capacity to effectively communicate the results of research and scholarship by oral and written means;
- an ability to initiate major projects and formulate viable research questions;
- a capacity for critical evaluation of relevant scholarly literature and artistic practice;
- an ability to manage time and to maximise the quality of research and scholarship;
- an understanding of, and facility with, scholarly conventions in the discipline area;
- an understanding of the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society;
- respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethic of research and scholarship.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Degree with Honours) Production Major.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
A background in Performance Technology, Design Realisation or Stage Management (or equivalent).
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Class presentation paper (1,500 words equivalent) - Mid Semester (30%)
- Written Preliminary Research Paper (2,500 words) - End of Semester (60%)
- Attendance and active participation in the weekly seminar - Continuous (10%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Leon Salom Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours One 2-hour seminar per week of semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022