| CODE | DCS3026 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-unit 1: Individual Dance Project | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Dance Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit offers a framework for students to identify a key aspect of their dance practice to be investigated through both theory and practice. The results of their practice as research will be presented in a lecture demonstration and oral exam. This unit allows for revision and discussion of applications of the theoretical approaches studied in Level 2, with an introduction to practice-as-research. It includes the selection and management of source material appropriate to the chosen topic, including literature, the use of reports, statistics and other primary sources. Students engage with research methods and the selection of appropriate methodologies including use of data gathering instruments such as workshops questionnaires, interviews, and participant observation. Students will identify frameworks/methods to be employed in analysis and interpretation of information collected. An investigation of the ways in which the conceptual concerns of study can be employed and explored in practical enquiry should be made explicit. Topics are to be negotiated with tutor. Study-Unit Aims: - To introduce practice as research as a framework to analyse, interpret and evaluate; - To develop tools to formulate an appropriate conceptual framework and design a full investigation in relation to a chosen dance topic; - To develop the students' ability to appraise the use and results of practical investigation of dance. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - formulate a theoretical framework in relation to a chosen dance topic; - use conceptual frameworks to analyse, interpret and evaluate dance investigations; - arrive at thoughtful well-supported conclusions based upon the theoretical investigation; - articulate proposals for further investigation in practical workshops; - formulate a framework for practical investigation in a chosen topic 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - problem solve in terms of project design; - devise project in terms of conceptual concerns; - research appropriately; - relate theory to practice; - synthesise, write up and design appropriate series of workshops. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Fraleigh, Sondra Horton and Penelope Hanstein, (eds.). 1999. Researching Dance: Evolving Modes of Enquiry. (London: Dance Books) - Nelson, Robin. 2013. Practice as Research in the Arts: Principles, Protocols, Pedagogies, Resistances. (Palgrave Macmillan UK) Supplementary Readings: Additional texts as defined by each student and appropriate to the topic. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Margaret Jean Westby |
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