Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijk Conservatorium van Antwerpen
Research methodology32728/3414/2425/1/30
Study guide

Research methodology

32728/3414/2425/1/30
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bridging Programme dance
  • Preparatory Programme Music & Performing Arts
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 9 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Cassiers Edith
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 31.10.2024 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 270,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Short description

The course Research Methodologies teaches the dance student how to conduct a research. It provides an introduction to the wide range of theoretical perspectives to look and analyze art in general and dance in particular. We cover different approaches, their convergences and divergences, their strengths as well as (potential) problems.

Prerequisite competencies (text)

  • Passed the admission test.

Learning outcomes (list)

Can define a research area and explore it through both theoretical and artistic processes
Can conduct a (theoretical) research through the formulation and following of a research question, hypothesis and strategy
Can access, use, reference and critically evaluate different information sources about a subject in the arts
Can communicate research results through different forms, such as a research paper, essay, etc.
Knows different methodologies and theories to analyze art in general and dance in particular

Course content

The course Research Methodologies learns dance students how to conduct a research. It provides an introduction to the wide range of theoretical perspectives to look and analyze art in general and dance in particular. We cover different approaches, their convergences and divergences, their strengths as well as (potential) problems.

The students learn to develop and formulate a research question, hypothesis and strategy.
The students will be able to distinguish and use different research methodologies (in the arts).
This course covers how to search for information about a subject in the arts through various types of information sources such as reference works, bibliographies, monographs, (scientific) journals, dissertations, electronic databases and audiovisual sources.
The students learn to apply the different methods and research techniques for detecting and handling primary and secondary data available in library catalogs and classification systems.
The course will also cover how to collect information through field work with the aid of techniques such as (ethnographical) observation and interviews.
The students will learn how to collect information about a certain subject, analyze this information, evaluate it and select it for its usefulness for different forms of research output.
The students will learn different ways to communicate this research (through, for example, a research paper, an essay, a webpage, etc.) and how to correctly and consistently use and reference to their sources.
Through individual and group assignments, the students are made familiar with the basic principles of research.

Study material (text): Mandatory

  • Every student must have a laptop for blended learning (online and offline classes)
  • See Trotter (study guide)

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Lectures and / or tutorials40,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours230,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeProject assignment80,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodProject assignment80,00
Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeReflection assignment permanently during class weeks (Permanent evaluation)20,00

Evaluation (text)

Evaluation

Refer to the evaluation list for the specific evaluation components of the course unit.

Re-sit exam
Not all courses have a re-sit exam possibility. Refer to the notification above in this ECTS information sheet for the possibility of a re-sit exam for this course unit.

A re-sit exam:

• is not possible for assessment methods that use permanent evaluation (see evaluation list above). When a re-sit exam is possible for the course, the grade for the permanent evaluation of the first examination period is transferred to the second examination period.
• is possible for the evaluation components that do not include permanent evaluation.

Attendance requirement:
100% attendance in classes is required as the programme is organised in short-term intensive modules. In case of less than 100% attendance, the student will receive 0/20 for the test form permanent evaluation.

Conditions for legitimate absence:

* An absence legitimised by a medical certificate uploaded in iBamaFlex
* Due to an Act of God, if approved by the head of the programme
* Exceptional circumstances, if approved by the head of the programme

The evaluation for the course consists of two parts:
- 80% Project assignment
- 20% Permanent evaluation