MUK408 Scientific Practice and Project Development

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master's Programme in Classical Music Performance
• Music performance, Western Classical Music - 1-year supplementary study

Teaching language

Norwegian/english

Course contents

During the course, the student will learn what the demands are for writing competitive project descriptions in the field of music. The course provides competence, experience and practical training in developing and communicating a defined scientific or artistic-scientific project with a problem formulation relevant to the student’s artistic or scientific theme. The student will learn about different analytic approaches to how she/he can design a good project and a suitable written format for its project description. The student will be provided the tools to navigate between various external funding opportunities aimed at strengthening their project development and application work.

Learning outcomes

Upon course completion, the student should:

• be able to produce project descriptions

• be able to develop an original problem/hypothesis/approach

• be able to relate critically to material and methods

• be able to perform research activities in an ethically and academically acceptable way

• be able to communicate academic perspectives, analyses and conclusions in writing in a clear manner

Examination requirements

• Approved attendance at mandatory teaching activities, master classes and seminars

• Approved completing of online teaching activities

• Approved accomplishment of individual supervision

Further information is given through Canvas at the beginning of the semester.

Teaching methods

The course includes online teaching and learning activities and individual supervision. The online portion of the course is performed through Canvas and deals with how to analyse, design, plan and structure a project in a way that gives the reader a good, full comprehension for what it proposes. The online knowledge and skills foundation are nurtured through individual supervision where the student should connect the former to her/his theme and the relevant formats, methods and traditions affiliated with it. Supervision can be done on campus, online or as a combination of the two working- and teaching methods.

The student should, in agreement with her/his supervisor, choose an approach to a problem, hypothesis or research question, as well as a field of study relevant to her/his theme to be presented through a project description with relevant attachments. This should highlight important perspectives and aspects inherent in the project’s nature; for instance: the projects theoretical and methodological framework, project implementation, background and aim, dissemination of results, ethical problems and issues and gender perspectives. The student shares the responsibility with her/his supervisor to make a plan for the work. Throughout the course, the students will also participate in master classes and seminars with internal and external pedagogues, scholars and performers. The students can also participate actively in one of the university’s research groups.

The expected workload for students is 27 hours per credit.

Evaluation

In cooperation with the student representative, the person responsible for the course determines the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation (in accordance with the quality system for education, Chapter 4.1).

Admission for external candidates

No

Assessment methods and criteria

An individual project description of at least 10 pages.

Assessment: Graded