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The Research Process for Musicians (MUSI40064)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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This subject provides students with the tools and skills necessary to devise and conduct professional research in music at graduate level. Through group discussions and peer review sessions students will engage with the key principles of research and academic writing and apply them to a context relevant to them.
Students will be supported in defining and focusing their research questions, developing a critical summary of the literature, constructing an adequate conceptual framework, adhering to and meeting deadlines, and presenting their work persuasively, both in oral and written form. The main outcome will be a full research project that could potentially serve as the basis of an application for a graduate program.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- devise and develop a successful research proposal within their field;
- frame their creative work or performance into research questions and conceptual frameworks;
- engage critically with the relevant scholarly literature;
- position their creative work or performance practice within the current state of research;
- communicate effectively about their compositional or performing practices within the conventions of academic language;
- reflect critically on their own work;
- work constructively yet rigorously with peers.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- critical thinking and analytical skills;
- ability to seek out, organise and evaluate relevant information;
- time management skills;
- advanced communication skills, both oral and written;
- collaborative skills;
- capacity for independent, self-reflective and critical enquiry.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Three written assignments
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
A written project proposal, elaborated from the material developed in the three written assignments
| During the examination period | 40% |
An oral presentation on the project
| Second half of the teaching period | 20% |
Participation | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance to 80% of classes | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Melanie Plesch Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 - Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Coordinator Melanie Plesch Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A reading pack will be available for purchase from the Bookroom before the start of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Course Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours) Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Composition - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Students must meet the course entry requirements in order to be considered for a CAP enrolment in this subject. Approval to be sought from the course coordinator.
Last updated: 3 November 2022