Practice-Led Music Research Methods (MUSI90235)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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This subject will be delivered on-line to provide students with the skills necessary to engage in practice-based research in music.
Students will learn how to establish area and context for their practice-based research as well as define clear research questions for critical examination. Focusing upon their solo and group rehearsal and performance processes they will seek out innovation and new knowledge engaging with the key research techniques.
Students will be supported through on-line exercises to define a research question, develop a critical summary of relevant theory and literature, construct a conceptual framework, and consider ethical issues and prepare a research proposal for their project.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- critically engage with and evaluate relevant research methodology, theory, and scholarly literature;
- demonstrate capacity for providing and receiving feedback on research proposal development;
- align research question(s) and methodology with conceptual/theoretical framework(s);
- demonstrate understanding of ethics as relevant to the research process;
- develop a viable research proposal.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Two short responses to specified methodological questions (15% each). Due: Weeks 5 and 9
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Written critical discussion of ethics
| Late in the teaching period | 30% |
Written project proposal outlining area, context and research questions and research methods
| During the assessment period | 40% |
| Hurdle requirement: Completion of Research Integrity Online Training (RIOT) course | During the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes and submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
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Last updated: 4 March 2025