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Research Methods in the Creative Arts (CREA40001)
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
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This subject acquaints students with and examines the relationship between creative arts and design research and practice.
The seminar introduces students to a range of research methods and paradigms, covering key issues and practical skills relevant to the creative arts and design, and addressing methods drawn from the humanities and social sciences as well as those internal to their creative discipline.
The seminar assists students in refining their research question and developing a research methodology appropriate to their major project. In the seminar creative arts and design research skills, techniques and methodologies are demonstrated both by instruction and example.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- apply key research concepts and skills relevant to their chosen project;
- critically evaluate contemporary debates and methodological traditions in creative arts and design
- articulate a methodological framework appropriate for their project;
- interpret and apply codes of research conduct and ethical frameworks governing research in creative arts and design
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- engage in independent artistic practice;
- apply well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities;
- effectively communicate the results of research and scholarship in oral, written and digital forms;
- formulate viable research questions;
- give and receive constructive feedback;
- critically evaluate relevant scholarly literature and practice;
- manage time to maximise the quality of research and scholarship;
- demonstrate awareness of, and facility with, scholarly conventions;
- display awareness of the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society;
- practice and maintain respect for intellectual integrity, research and scholarship.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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10-minute Class Presentation and 1000-word Paper
| Second half of the teaching period | 40% |
Research Methods Paper
| During the assessment period | 60% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 3-hours of class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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)
Last updated: 10 November 2023