Creative practice based research results in a creative output such as a public recital, a portfolio of compositions, or an exploration of a practical aspect music technology. This creative output is based on a traditional research process that involved identifying a research question, undertaking a literature review (which may include audio-visual sources, notated music, etc), gathering and analysing data, and articulating the original contribution that the creative output makes. However, unlike a traditional text-based thesis, the process is implicit in the creative output and easily identifiable only to the researcher and a small number of highly-trained specialists. The purpose of the exegesis is for a clear extended articulation in words of this process.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Articulate in
depth the creative ideas adopted and the creative ideas rejected in the
preparation of their thesis
- Analyse and
critique those decisions in depth, including through sophisticated use of
appropriate theory and methodology
- Place those
decisions in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition and explain the
original contribution of the thesis; and
- Communicate their research process and its outcomes both orally and in an extended piece of writing
Indicative Assessment
A 20-minute oral presentation on the creative practice research undertaken for THES4105 (10%) LO 1-4.
A written exegesis on the creative practice research undertaken for THES4105 (90%) (10,000 words). LO 1-4.
Recycling of material
Recycling “is the submission for assessment of work which, wholly or in large part, has been previously presented by the same student for another assessment, either at the Australian National University or elsewhere” (Code of Practice for Student Academic Integrity https://policies.anu.edu.au/ppl/document/ANUP_000392, paragraph 2). Students may include material that has been submitted for assessment in this course in THES4105 Thesis. Student may include in the exegesis material submitted for assessment in MUSI4404 Creative Practice as Research if the following condition is met: a clear indication of the extent of the recycling is to be included in the first footnote.
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Workload
One 90 minute School Research Seminar per week for 12 weeks (18 hours) and one 90 minute workshop per week for 12 weeks (18 hours) plus 224 hours of private study for a total of 260 hours.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $5640 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $8640 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9872 | 23 Jul 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | In Person | N/A |
