Hobart
This unit has been discontinued.
Subject to enrolment quota
Required unit for performance/composition stream majors intending to take the Major Research Project to complete the Master of Music Studies (F7K) and Master of Music (F7E)
FCA445 is a required unit for F4D Bachelor of Music with Honours, and for students in the final year of F4O Bachelor of Music (with Honours).
Introduction
This unit is designed to familiarise students with the major bibliographic sources appropriate for research in music at the postgraduate level. Students will establish a solid foundation in research methodology for future research projects through a variety of research tasks and presentation formats.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Music Research Methodology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FCA445 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Creative Arts and Media |
| Discipline | Music |
| Coordinator | Dr Carolyn Philpott |
| Teaching staff | Dr Carolyn Philpott |
| Level | Honours |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Mixed-mode |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Research topic and rationale 10% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Flexible Study Options
Yes
Textbooks
| Required | Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations 8th ed. ISBN 9780226816388. |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Booth, Wayne, Gregory Colomb and Joseph Williams. The Craft of Research, 3rd ed; Knowles, J. Gary and Ardra l. Cole. Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Research; O'Leary, Zina. The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project; |
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