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The Research Process for Musicians (MUSI40064)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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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: 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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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% |
A 10-minute oral presentation on the project
| Second half of the teaching period | 20% |
Participation
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Melanie Plesch Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial 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 - Semester 2
Coordinator Melanie Plesch Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
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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 Music (Degree with Honours) Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Composition Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology - 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: 31 January 2024