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Research Principles & Practices Graduate (ARTS90032)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject introduces students to research skills for students planning, researching and writing a thesis in the School of Culture and Communication. Research Principles and Practices Graduate explores traditional and contemporary research practices and the differing methodological approaches guiding research practices in the School of Culture and Communication. It explores key research principles and practices including: defining an academic field, establishing a research question, identifying key words and key texts, developing a literature review, preparing and presenting a research proposal. Research Principles and Practices Graduate provides students with specific research methodologies and academic practices that will facilitate their research projects. It will also provide information about copyright, ethics and the conduct of ethical research.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete this subject will:

  • develop a detailed knowledge of key professional skills (developing a proposal, organising research, writing, editing, peer reviewing) and understanding of the principles and various approaches to research;
  • acquire critical and analytical skills and methods to enable the identification and resolution of problems within research projects;
  • develop high level written communication skills required for research projects;
  • develop an independent approach to understanding research practices and communications that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical research protocols;
  • be introduced to research practices across a range of platforms, archives and primary sources;
  • work with independence, self- reflection and creativity to meet goals and challenges of research; and
  • be able to communicate their knowledge effectively in a variety of oral and written formats.

Generic skills

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

  • have advanced research and analytic skills; and
  • have the ability to communicate oral and written arguments and ideas effectively.

Last updated: 12 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ACUR90009 Art Curatorship Thesis Part 1
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 18.75
CWRI90015 Creative Writing Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25
JOUR90015 Journalism Thesis Part 1
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 18.75
MECM90029 Media and Communications Thesis Part 1
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 18.75
MECM90032 Marketing Communications Thesis Part 1
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 18.75

The subject is designed to be taken along side Part 1 of a Thesis subject offered by the School of Culture and Communication.

Students must be enrolled into one of the following Thesis subjects as a co-requisite:

ACUR90009 CWRI90015 JOUR90015 MECM90029 MECM90032

Non-allowed subjects

Students who have completed ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours or MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices cannot undertake this subject

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: 12 November 2022

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

A thesis proposal

  • 4000 words
Week 670%

A reader's report

  • 1000 words
End of semester30%
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a School of Culture and Communication research seminar is required. Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expectedN/A

Last updated: 12 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Semester 1 (Early-Start)
    Principal coordinatorJoe Hughes
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 28 hours: 2x8-hour teaching days for the first two days of classes and 6x2-hour seminars, taught fortnightly during semester
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period21 February 2022 to 29 May 2022
    Last self-enrol date 4 March 2022
    Census date31 March 2022
    Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022
    Assessment period ends24 June 2022

    Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information

    Email: joseph.hughes@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2 (Early-Start)
    CoordinatorJessica Marian
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 28 hours: 2x8-hour teaching days for the first two days of classes and 6x2-hour seminars, taught fortnightly during semester
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period18 July 2022 to 23 October 2022
    Last self-enrol date29 July 2022
    Census date31 August 2022
    Last date to withdraw without fail23 September 2022
    Assessment period ends18 November 2022

    Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information

    jessica.marian@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hours

Last updated: 12 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    A subject reader will be available.

  • Subject notes

    This subject is only available to students admitted to masters by coursework (thesis option) offering this subject as a compulsory, core or elective and housed in the School of Culture and Communication.

  • 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

    Subject coordinator approval required

  • 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: 12 November 2022