Postgraduate Course: Postgraduate Research Methods (CACE11001)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is designed to support ESALA students who undertake research degrees (MPhil, PhD and MScR) in developing their research skills. It is also open to research students across the entire Edinburgh College of Art who might find it useful. This course will give students a general introduction to postgraduate research, its methodologies, its challenges and its organization, including in creative practice. More specifically, this course will support students in developing a critical framework in which to review research and research methods, taking account of the contested nature of research practice. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | n/a |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
169 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will focus on the preparation and presentation of a conference paper, the content of which will be agreed with their research supervisors. Students will make a presentation in their conference which will be marked at 30% and will then submit a copy of a 5000 word paper, or equivalent in other formats of presentation, which will be marked at 70%
Note that for PhD and MPhil students the only grades that will appear on transcripts will be pass or fail for the course
Marks: 3000 word paper or powerpoint presentation with notes
Note that for PhD and MPhil students the only grades that will appear on transcripts will be pass or fail for the course |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to
. plan and manage a programme of MPhil/PhD/MSc research
. make use of and evaluate a variety of research tools and methodologies
. address issues of copyright, confidentiality, data protection and other ethical issues
. articulate, reflect on and critically evaluate their chosen subject of research and its methods
. communicate with colleagues in the same and other disciplines about their research
. pursue specific research methods in detail
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Research Methods course (CACE 11001) TIMETABLE
Session 1 - Monday 22 September
11am to 1pm Mark Dorrian and Sophia Lycouris: Introductory session
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 2 - Monday 29 September
11am to 1pm Catharine WardThompson: Environment-behaviour research: theory and methods, including behaviour observations and interviews
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.13 Seminar Room, Evolution House
Session 3 - Monday 6 October
11am to 1pm Richard Coyne: Online scholarship: A guide for research students
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 4 - Monday 13 October
11am to 1pm ` Sophia Lycouris: body/space/movement
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.13 Seminar Room, Evolution House
Session 5 - Monday 20 October
11am to 1pm Dorian Wiszniewski: Designed-led research
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 6 - Monday 27 October
11am to 1pm Penny Travlou: Ethnographic Approaches
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.13 Seminar Room, Evolution House
Session 7 - Monday 3 November
11am to 1pm Miles Glendinning, Richard Andreson, Ola Uduku and Alistair Fair: Mini-colloquium on Historical Research
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 8 - Monday 10 November
11am to 1pm Mark Dorrian: Between text and image
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 9 - Monday 17 November
11am to 1pm Ella Chmielewska: Researching the visual
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 10 - Monday 24 November
11am to 1pm Martin Parker: Researching sound/music, sound design
2pm to 3pm Student-led seminar (speaker TBC)
Venue: 2.66 Common Room, Minto House
Session 11 - Monday 1 December
9am to 5pm Student Conference
Venue: 2.13 Seminar Room, Evolution House
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sophia Lycouris
Tel: 0131 221 6291
Email: s.lycouris@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Anna Guy
Tel: (0131 6)51 5741
Email: Anna.Guy@ed.ac.uk |
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