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Research Methods (Music Theatre) (THTR40006)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
A weekly online 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.
This subject aims to introduce and provide students with key research concepts and skills relevant to their chosen project, as well as give an overview of contemporary debates and methodological traditions in the field of arts-based research.
The subject will 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, and facilitate discussion of research ethics, including codes of conduct and ethical frameworks governing research.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- 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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class presentation paper
| Mid semester | 30% |
Written Preliminary Research Paper
| End of semester | 60% |
Attendance and active participation in the weekly seminar - Continuous | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Margot Fenley Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour online seminar 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
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Degree with Honours) - 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: 31 January 2024