mss4iam issues and methods
ISSUES, METHODS AND CREATIVE PRACTICES RESEARCH
MSS4IAM
2017
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject aims to deepen student knowledge of disciplinary issues in screen arts & research methods. Students will extend their disciplinary knowledge by leading a 3-hour seminar on a current issue in screen arts. Students will also develop their research skills, improve their citation & annotation skills, address ethical questions & research methods. Student projects for this subject will take either a creative or theoretical pathway. Theoretical project: students undertake further research to develop their topic into a significant & feasible research question & project. Creative project: students will explore creative practice as research, with the aim of understanding practical research & its articulation with conceptual issues in Screen Arts. Students will discuss exegetical writing for the practice based thesis. The subject is essential for interdisciplinary creative arts practice & is available to students across the Bachelor of Creative Arts and BA Screen Arts major. It is compulsory for all BA major in Screen Arts Honours students.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorFelicity Collins
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 | Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity & Grace | Prescribed | Williams, Joseph M 1999 | LONGMAN |
Readings | The Craft of Research (third edition) | Prescribed | Booth, Wayne., Columb, Gregory G., & Williams, Joseph M. | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, 2008 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop advanced research skills in the discipline.
- Activities:
- Participate in workshop by library to develop advanced research skills, using databases and relevant search terms.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Expand knowledge of relevant research methodologies in screen theory and creative practice.
- Activities:
- Workshop project proposals in class and develop an individual project exploring a relevant theoretical or creative methodology.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Advanced ability to evaluate key concepts and debates in screen, sound and performance theory and creative arts practice.
- Activities:
- Reading and viewing of written and audio-visual texts on a contemporary issue in screen, sound and performance studies and related fields of creative practice. Critical review essay or creative project.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Advanced ability to recognise and reflect on cultural and ethical issues. and apply local and international perspectives to Screen theory and Creative practice.
- Activities:
- Participation in seminars, presentation of local and international screen, sound and performance texts, application of diverse perspectives to creative arts practices.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
05. Advanced ability to communicate in written and spoken forms.
- Activities:
- Working independently (on line & in class) and in teams to workshop individual Honours and MA proposals in ways that are attentive to ethical concerns and cultural awareness and the need to continue to work in teams in life long activities.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorFelicity Collins
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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1,000-word equiv in class presentation of developing a theoretical or creative arts project | 10 | 02 | |
1,000-word equivalent seminar on a selected screen, sound or performance text | Demonstrating understanding of theories of creative practice as research | 10 | 03, 04 |
3,500-word critical review essay | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 05 | |
2100-word annotated bibliography/ongoing research proje | Demonstrating advanced database research skills and project development skills | 30 | 01, 03, 05 |