2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
MUSI1111 Music Research Skills B
10 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Dr Stephen Muir
Email: s.p.k.muir@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisite qualifications
Normally: ABRSM Grade 8 practical, Grade 5 theory, or similarThis module is mutually exclusive with
| MUSI1121 | Music Research Skills |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should have developed an awareness of the academic research skills necessary to study music at degree level. They should have a knowledge of what is expected of them in written and oral presentation, and have had a chance to practice these skills; have examined aspects of organising and presenting musical notation using technology; have engaged with specified set texts and shown an ability to find and research relevant texts independently; cultivated skills in articulating opinions and analytical observations about music both orally and in writing; have some experience of peer-group teamwork activity; have some experience of tutorial and seminar group interaction; and have an awareness of how objectives, skill agendas and learning outcomes described in this module connect and integrate with other modules on their programme.Syllabus
Written presentation skills (grammar, prose style, bibliography and referencing - especially of musical works and texts, flexibility of style); music notation skills; research skills; team collaboration and presentation skills; tutorial techniques; skill mapping and learning objectives; what makes a music graduate (the relevance of skills with respect to a programme of study and, beyond that, lifelong learning); music research skills.
This module is supported by its own specially developed course handbook. It contains detailed reference material, examples and sample course exercise working.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Library Session | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| In Course Assessment | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lecture | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Seminar | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| Private study hours | 87.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 13.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
17 hours presentation preparation40 hours preparation for research project
30 hours formative coursework assignments/seminar and lecture preparation
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Regular formative tutorial assignments in music research skills (bibliography, essay plan, etc). Seminar group interaction. Tutorial contact.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Presentation | Group presentation, c.10 minutes | 40.00 |
| Assignment | Research Project c.2,000 words. You must achieve a mark of at least 40 in each assessment component in order to pass the module overall. | 60.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 15/09/2009
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