VPA716 Creative Arts Practice Research Project (96)

CSU Discipline Area: Design and Visual Production (DSVIS)

Duration: Six sessions

Abstract:

This is the major subject of the Doctor of Visual and Performing Arts course, in which students will research their chosen topic through in-depth creative practical work. It is expected that students will create a major exhibition, performance, production or other practical project, though it is also possible to undertake research leading to a dissertation. The project will be approached sequentially under supervision and will be accompanied by a portfolio that includes planning documentation, a reflective journal, and other supportive material.

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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: VPA716

Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Available only to students enrolled in the Doctorate of Visual and Performing Arts

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

- demonstrate their understanding of what is meant by creative arts practice as research;
- research an issue through creative arts practice;
- conceive a major creative arts project in an approved field of arts practice;
- plan a major body of work;
- complete a major body of work;
- manage its mounting, staging or other form of presentation;
- document its development;
- present a portfolio of doctoral standard that documents the progress of the project from conception to conclusion;
- critically reflect on their own work with other people.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

-creative arts practice as research -topic or research question choice -planning major art practice projects -managing the project -mounting the exhibition, performance, production or other form of project -documenting and journalising major creative arts practice projects.

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