Methods in Artistic Research (CREA90001)

Intended learning outcomes

Through study of this subject, students will:

• formulate relevant research questions or propositions in relation to theoretical and/or practice-based inquiry
• apply conceptual frameworks related to method and methodology to an artistic research practice
• articulate personalised strategies of reading and writing in their chosen field
• develop a working research method for their own projects or for a part of their projects in text as well as in an oral/practice based presentation.
• apply knowledge of ethics and research integrity, including University, national and international codes for ethical research conduct to their own practice
• understand university requirements for graduate researchers, including confirmation and completion requirements and processes of examination

Generic skills

• An ability to initiate and to formulate viable research questions
• A capacity to propose a sustained and original research enquiry
• The capacity to contextualise research within an international corpus of specialist knowledge
• An ability to evaluate and synthesize research based and scholarly literature
• An advanced understanding of key disciplinary and multi-disciplinary norms and perspectives relevant to the field
• The ability to analyse critically within and across a changing disciplinary environment
• A capacity to cooperate with and respect the contributions of fellow researchers and scholars
• A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of research and scholarship