Research Essay

This subject is not offered in 2014.

120 hours

MUSI 40064 The Research Process for Musicians or equivalent.

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Candidates will plan a research topic related to their performance practice and produce a 5000 word research essay excluding bibliography, footnotes and appendices.

On completion of this subject students should have

• Demonstrated the ability to conceive, plan and execute an independent research project related to their performance-practice;
• Demonstrated a capacity to think originally and independently;
• Shown a command of the standard literature related to their research; and
• Demonstrated the ability to write in a scholarly manner.

100%: A 5,000 word research essay due 2 weeks after the end of the semester.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students should have developed

• The ability and self-confidence to comprehend complex concepts and to express them lucidly in writing;
• Knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing;and
• A capacity for self-directed learning and the ability to plan work and use time effectively in research-based activities.