Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
TPM0860
Module Title
Research Project
Academic Year
2014/2015
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 3 (Dissertation)
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Practical | Students pursuing Option 1 will be working on practical research projects under staff supervision (see above). |
| Seminars / Tutorials | Supervision Tutorials: 6 x 1 hour per individual student. |
| Seminars / Tutorials | Group Seminars: 4 hours in total. |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Production 70% production; 30% Reflective Document. A fully realised live performance or media work (film, broadcast, digital artifact etc), of agreed type and duration accompanied by 5,000 word written critical reflection, outlining and assessing the research component of the work (30%). The duration and type of practical output will be negotiated as part of the proposal process. The student will have to provide sufficient evidence for the examiners to make judgments against the criteria of assessment. This may require the submission of carefully selected and presented supplementary material. Fully realised live performance or media work (film, broadcast, digital artifact etc), of agreed type and duration as negotiated as part of the proposal process. | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | Critical Reflection (5,000 words) 5,000 word written critical reflection, outlining and assessing the research component of the work. | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Written Dissertation (15,000 words) Resits of assignments when necessary and in accordance with the conditions and timetable set by the university. | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resit of failed components (as above) | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. demonstrate successful project design and application in the field of practice-based research
2. demonstrate mastery of the strategies and operational procedures involved in formulating, planning, managing and realizing a research investigation through practical work leading to a substantial output
3. demonstrate advanced skills - in a range of conceptual and representational practices and procedures - to achieve well-defined and conceptualized creative outcomes in addressing political and/or aesthetic issues
4. critically evaluate these outcomes in relation to contemporary knowledge, practice and research traditions in the appropriate scholarly fields
Written dissertation
5. demonstrate the ability to formulate an answerable research question and design and implement securely grounded research procedures
6. demonstrate the ability to analyse the results of such procedures and a sophisticated awareness of their strengths and limitations
7. relate such research to contemporary thinking and knowledge in the appropriate scholarly fields
8. manage a richly critical attitude towards such thinking and knowledge and ground evaluations in an understanding of different research traditions in the identified fields
Aims
Independent research supported by six 1-hour supervision tutorials.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
Brief description
Independent research supported by six 1-hour supervision tutorials.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
Content
Independent research supported by six 1-hour supervision tutorials.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
The module will also offer additional 4 1-hour group seminars, which will focus on the planning aspects of the practice-based outputs (delivered in connection with TPM1660).
Group seminar content:
Seminar 1: Planning and executing your practice-based research project
Seminar 2: Planning the technical aspects of your practice-based research project
Seminar 3: Documenting your practice-based research project
Seminar 4: Reflecting on your practice-based research project
Throughout the academic year, students will also attend meetings of the Performance and Politics Research Group, where they will be introduced to examples of research from distinguished external speakers in the field and discuss research in the field with research-active staff and doctoral students in both departments.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | N/a |
| Communication | The ability to communicate ideas effectively is developed and assessed through both submission modes. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Self-regulation, motivation and time-management skills are developed through the module and are demanded for the successful completion of both submission modes. |
| Information Technology | The ability to utilize information technology both in the research for and delivery of assignments is assessed through both submission modes. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Transferable skills (managing personal workloads and meeting deadlines, designing and realizing assessment projects) are developed and assessed through both submission modes. |
| Problem solving | Analytical problem solving, outcome recognition and the identification of appropriate strategies and procedures are encouraged and assessed through both submission modes. |
| Research skills | Independent research and the development of effective personal research practices are encouraged and assessed through both submission modes. |
| Subject Specific Skills | See QAA Dance, Drama and Performance Subject Benchmark Statement (Version 2007).The development of particular subject specific skills will depend on the exact nature of the research project and may include any of the following: - describing, theorising, interpreting and evaluating performance texts and performance events from a range of critical perspectives- reading the performance possibilities implied by a script, score and other textual or documentary sources - realising a script, score and other textual or documentary sources in public performance- engaging in performance and production, based on an acquisition and understanding of appropriate performance and production vocabularies, skills, structures and working methods- contributing to the production of performance, for example, through direction, horeography, dramaturgy, stage management, scenography, sound and lighting production, promotion and administration -creating original work using the skills and crafts of performance |
| Team work | Seminar discussions demand the application of skills necessary to conduct collaborative activity, such as negotiating ideas and opinions. Where appropriate, students work in collaboration with others on the formulation and implementation of practical research enquiries. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7