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Research Paper (Social Practice) (CCDP40003)
HonoursPoints: 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
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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The supervised research paper will identify and critically reflect on an issue persuasively presented as relevant to the candidate's major project. The key task of the research paper is to demonstrate that candidate comprehends their situation as a cultural producer within an artistic field of comparable activity. The research paper demonstrates the candidate’s capacity for refined investigation that can critically address contemporary contexts of production, as well as identify thematic, political and historical issues that pertain to the major creative project. Students are expected to present aspects of their research to their peers and produce a 5,000 - 7,000 word research paper for examination at the completion of the year.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of an area of theoretical study relevant to social practice and community engagement;
- identify, investigate and test their independent research activity;
- communicate research in a seminar situation among peers and staff;
- demonstrate independent knowledge and application of research methodologies.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will be able to demonstrate:
- the ability to engage in independent and socially-engaged 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 socially-engaged 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 field;
- an understanding of the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society; respect for intellectual integrity, 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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Written Research Paper
| From Week 14 to Week 14 | 100% |
A mid-semester review takes into account the student's progress. Students sight and sign their progress reports and formal feedback is given to students who are deemed to be at risk. Hurdle requirement: Mid semester review. | Mid semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 (12x 2 hour seminar) Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024