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SCA4002 Research Practice A

Semester 1, 2021 Online
Short Description: Research Practice A
Units : 2
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Student contribution band : 2021 Grandfather Funding Cl 2
ASCED code : 109999 - Creative Arts not elsewhere cl
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: BCAH
Enrolment is not permitted in SCA4002 if BCA8003 has been previously completed

Rationale

Creative Arts practitioners and researchers design and undertake specific discipline studies or hybrid projects based on their research interests within practice-led or theoretical fields.

Synopsis

Students will undertake advanced research, both practical and theoretical, within a practice-led pathway - developing skills and practice through intensive studio work on an individual project. This practice is directly related to, and complements the research undertaken in SCA4000 Honours Dissertation A.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Explore and apply a highly individual and developed range of professional/studio research skills and/or theoretical research methodologies situated in the creative arts;
  2. Exercise critical, creative thinking and judgment to identify and solve intellectual problems independently;
  3. Use an advanced knowledge of the historical, ideological, critical and ethical perspectives/discourses in the creative arts, to practice in traditional, hybrid and contemporary cultural and social contexts;
  4. Communicate research and findings through a clear presentation and articulation of complex knowledge and ideas.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Students will develop a self-directed studio project in their relevant field of inquiry and this will complement the research and ideas being investigated in SCA4000 Honours Dissertation A. 90.00
2. Students will engage with practice-led methodologies relevant to their field of inquiry. 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=SCA4002)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 60.00
Directed Study 52.00
Private Study 208.00
Supervisor Consultation 10.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
Studio/Theory Proposal 100 10 23 Apr 2021
Folio/Project Submission 100 90 18 Jun 2021

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
    Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course).

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination for this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

  8. University Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Date printed 18 June 2021