ARTS401-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024

Arts Research and Scholarship: Introduction to Theories and Methods

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

Arts 401 will prepare you to carry out original research in your own discipline and across disciplines. We will introduce you to epistemologies and methods used in research and scholarship in the Arts, including Kaupapa Maori approaches, to give you the tools to start your own research at Honours and Masters level. You’ll get a chance to test, assess, and practice different methods. You will work collaboratively and individually to explore the possibilities different methods offer for your research interests. ARTS401 has a strongly practical focus that requires active in-class engagement. This is not a distance course.

ARTS401 will prepare you to carry out original research in your own discipline and across disciplines. We will introduce you to epistemologies and methods used in research and scholarship in the Arts, to give you the tools to start your own research at Honours and Masters level.

You’ll get a chance to test, assess, and practice different methods. You will work collaboratively and individually to explore the possibilities different methods offer for your discipline and areas of research.

We’ll also engage with Kaupapa Māori research, human ethics, and the research support offered by the UC Library, including the Macmillan Brown Library.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course will:

1. Be able to conceptualise and carry out research, including the development of a research question and the identification of the most appropriate method for a particular topic.
2. Be able to find, critically examine and interpret a range of literature, data and primary/secondary sources.
3. Understand when and how to engage with Mana Whenua, Māori, and Pasifika communities, and other community groups to develop ethical, socially engaged research, and acknowledge and uphold Māori values with an understanding of tikanga and kaupapa Māori research practice.
4. Be able to present research in a variety of forms (written, oral, visual), and to give and receive feedback on research process and presentation.
5. Be able to contribute effectively in cooperative and collaborative work.
6. Feel confident embarking on a research project for the first time.

Prerequisites

Permission of the Head of Department.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 141
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Workshop B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 Rehua 528
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Workshop C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 141
19 Feb - 24 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun

Course Coordinators

Zita Joyce and Erin Harrington

Course Administrator

Maria Hellstrom

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Methods session engagement 15% 6 worksheets, each worth 2.5%
Book club (collaborative reading task) 25% See instructions on Learn. Due week 6.
Mini-conference of work in progress 15% For Comparative Essay. 10-minute long presentation (1000 words in your script). A page-long reflection. Week 10.
Comparative essay peer review 5% Submission of of a draft to a peer. Completion of peer review form. Week 12.
Comparative essay 40% Due after lectures (date TBD). 4000-5000 words.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,046.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All ARTS401 Occurrences

  • ARTS401-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024