Core Module Information
Module title: Thinking About

SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 40.00
ECTS credit value: 20

Module code: MUS11116
Module leader: Haftor Medboe
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Screen and Performance
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

In this module, you will have the opportunity to develop ways in which you think about, contextualise, and critique your own work in your chosen practice field. You will discuss and critique various ways of thinking about music specific to a range of disciplines and fields in order to frame your understanding of your own practice and its location within the wider field and community of practice.If you are currently engaged in practice-based research this module will be invaluable for demonstrating the research content of work where this is not immediately apparent from the artefact, but all students, including those adopting more traditional academic practices, will participate in an ongoing questioning and contextualisation of what you are doing and how you are doing it.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Generate original ideas on the basis of research questions and artistic processes.

LO2: Critically assess the significance of your practice within the research field in which you are operating.

LO3: Evaluate your practice through the lens of appropriate theoretical frameworks.

LO4: Analyse and appraise your process of discovery and creation.

LO5: Engage in critical dialogue with other practice and practitioners within the research field in which you are operating.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 2, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Haftor Medboe
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Seminar 30 SEMINAR
Face To Face Tutorial 3 TUTORIAL
Online Guided independent study 367 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours400
Expected Total Study Hours for Module400


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Essay 75 1~2~3~4~5 Not Yet Determi , WORDS= 6000 Essay
Oral Presentation 25 1~2~3~4~5 Not Yet Determi HOURS= 0.2 Oral Presentation
Component 1 subtotal: 25
Component 2 subtotal: 75
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
MUS11116 Thinking About