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Research Methods (FINA90002)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | March Semester 1 |
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A weekly seminar that examines the relationship between research and practice in the creative arts. It introduces students to a range of research methods and addresses key philosophical issues and practical skills relevant to research undertaken in the creative arts. Seminar content will include traditions of authorships and collaboration, arts-based research, research ethics and scholarly research skills appropriate to all disciplines. Students will be assisted to develop a research framework appropriate to their discipline and project.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject will:
- provide student researcher with key research concepts and skills relevant to their chosen project;
- provide students with an overview of contemporary debates and methodological traditions in the field of arts-based research;
- facilitate discussion of research ethics, including codes of conduct and ethical frameworks governing research;
- enable students to develop a research design specific to their discipline and project;
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will have acquired key research skills, including:
· the ability to engage in independent and contextually-informed artistic practice;
· an ability to initiate research projects and to formulate viable research questions;
· a demonstrated capacity to design, conduct and report independent and original research on a closely-defined project;
· an ability to manage time to maximise the quality of research;
· an understanding of the major contours of international research in the research area;
· a capacity for critical evaluation of relevant scholarly literature and artistic practice;
· well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities appropriate to the discipline;
· the capacity to communicate effectively the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication;
· an understanding of and facility with scholarly conventions in the discipline area;
· a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of research and scholarship;
· a capacity to collaborate with other researchers.
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
Communication: Students must be able to participate in and produce performances and exhibitions as required; they will also need to communicate effectively and efficiently in oral and written forms. Communication with fellow students, professional and academic staff, and the wider public about their knowledge and application of practising Arts disciplines is essential.
Creative, Intellectual and Organisational Abilities: Students require the capacity for high-level creative performance or production. They are also expected to have the ability to develop problem-solving skills and to comprehend disciplinary and crossdisciplinary information. Students must have the ability to establish study plans and prioritise training objectives and outcomes.
Behavioural and Social Attributes: Students must possess behavioural and social attributes that enable them to participate in a complex learning environment. They must take full responsibility for their own participation and learning. Students also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative environments and must therefore demonstrate a wide range of interpersonal skills which consider the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Disability: 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: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Annotated bibliography
| 20% | |
Class presentation
| 30% | |
Written research design
| 50% |
Additional details
Overall Subject Assessment is not graded and is Pass or Fail.
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours NA Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 29 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 6 March 2020 Census date 13 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 March 2020 Assessment period ends 29 March 2020 - Semester 1
Principal coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
136 hours
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Further information
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Prescribed texts
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Last updated: 30 October 2023