mss4iam issues and methods
ISSUES, METHODS AND CREATIVE PRACTICES RESEARCH
MSS4IAM
2014
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject aims to introduce disciplinary issues & research methods. Initially, students work together to extend research skills, improve their citation & annotation skills, address ethical questions & formulate work methods. Students then take either a creative or theoretical pathway. Theoretical thesis: students undertake further research to develop their topic into a significant & feasible research question & project. Creative work: explore creative practice as research methodologies, with the aim of understanding specificity of creative arts practical research & its articulation with theoretical research. It introduces different methods of exegetical writing and prepares students for the practice based thesis. The subject is essential for interdisciplinary creative arts practice & is available to students across the Bachelor of Creative Arts, Cinema Studies & Media Studies Honours. It is compulsory for all Media: screen+sound or Cinema Studies or Media Studies Honours students.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorHugh Davies
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in AHA or AHCA or AHMS or co-ordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects CST4IAM or CST5IAM
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is a core subject for Honours.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Craft of Research (third edition) | Prescribed | Booth, Wayne., Columb, Gregory G., & Williams, Joseph M. | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, 2008 |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Night
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHugh Davies
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500-word equiv on-line or in class presentations of work in progress in relation to workshops | 15 | |
| 2,500-word individual thesis proposal and outline for exegesis | Demonstrating understanding of theories of creative practice as research and advanced library research skills | 30 |
| 4,000-word annotated bibliography/ongoing research project | For those students completing the theoretical pathway ONLY | 55 |