COP3 - 40 Credit Module
What is Needed
A Synthesised research based project - that will have written academic investigations and physical practice. An integration of both of these to create something better.
Reflection on Research, Re-theorised and Historical Research which is synthesised and reflected through practical work. Making and Writing are investigated.
Praxis
THEORY > ACTION > REFLECTION
What does the module demand?
- a cohesive research project with practical and textual outcomes in response to a proposal developed at the end of level 5. if the practical isn't related to the written, you will fail.
- independent. self organised and personal.
- in-depth critical research
- ideas need to be tested, worked through, critiqued and developed.
- a well considered practical project which applied theory into the practice.
- the work undertaken will reveal the students appreciation and application of research approached and methodologies. (comments on blogs, practice and making)
Methodology
Methodology is a strategy for investigating
Marxist, Psychoanalytic, Etc...
The research methodology depends on what your researching. you have to evidence an existing methodology.
You need to have a methodology and it needs to be synthesised.
Overview
- 2.5 ours support on the written element in addition to support with the practical element.
- maximise this time. come prepared with questions and make sure drafts are submitted.
- 400 hours study for a 40 credit module.
- 6000 - 9000 word written element
- DEADLINE 17th JAN (Practical & Written)
- 14 WEEKS!
- try to have a substantial draft submitted by Christmas (AT LEAST)
- Christmas is a great period to resolve everthing. binding, organising, finishing off.
Learning Outcomes
6A1 : Demonstrate an independent critical understanding of the aesthetic, cultural, historical, technological, social, political, or other contexts relevant to individual subject disciplines.
- Whatever you write or make, you need to be doing these things! you need to CRITIQUE PEOPLES VIEWS. not just regurgitate stuff from text books! TRIANGULATE. Add contrasting opinions!
6B1 : Apply critical judgement logic and reasoning and critical judgment to analyse ideas from. BELND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH.
C1 : A wide range of practical and theoretical research. not jsut about the amount of research. is it logical? is it organised?
6D1 : Self management and communication. Visually and Textually.
6A4 : If it isn't synthesised. evidencing self reflection and reevaulation. your not going to get any marks.
PRAXIS - An informed enagement. Theory and Researched gets channeled into something concrete in the world.
COP3 Proposal Form
REVIEW & REVISE PROPOSAL FORM, AND USE THIS FOR A DISCUSSION WITH YOUR TUTOR TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK.
come to first meeting with all material you have, with a series of questions and proposal form.
Research
All sorts of research you can do.
PRACTICE CENTERED RESEARCH.
Contextual Research - Frames Making
Research into Audience or Markets - Thinking ahead of making
Research for Making - Researching new techniques which will help the project.
Haptic - The act of Making itself, Creating. Which is research. Experimenting with software etc.
Allan Sekula (1996) 'Fish Story'
Good example of Practice based research
Over 5 years he documented lives of communities and happening in an around the sea and sea trade. the lives of manual labourers as they became redundant with robotic technologies that replaced their jobs. Photojournalistic aspect.
It was also a proposal for an exhibtion. which was one aspect of it. The photos were presented in a way to tell constructive narratives. Theres also a book. Its a massive body of research. Photography, Writing, Self Reflection, Diaristic. His own Personal Engagement.
An amazing complex piece of purely synthesised work.
Create
A GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECT WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD BASED AROUND YOUR SUBJECT AND THEORY. 14 WEEKS!
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