Final Project

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• synthesise and create through data, information, methods and techniques a project that creates original outputs
• advance critical awareness of inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices related to arts and cultural leadership

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• create a project that demonstrates creative problem-solving and effective communication techniques
• critically reflect on inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the inclusive, ethical and sustainability responsibilities for future developments related to arts and cultural leadership
• how to question current ideas and debates and contexts related to arts and cultural leadership to construct new insights

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• develop a collaborative approach to the design, completion and evaluation of an independent final project that advances research relating to arts and cultural sector issues and practices
• examine international perspectives on inclusive, ethical and sustainable practice to evaluate contemporary arts and cultural sector contexts

In this module you will employ a collaborative approach to undertaking and completing an independent research project developed as part of the Methods for Arts and Cultural Research module. Areas of focus include:

• Researcher reflexivity and positionality
• Ethical research design and approval
• Data generation and analysis
• Structuring outputs

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning methods may include:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Supervision sessions
• Student-led presentations

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

O’Leary, Z (2017). The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project. SAGE.

Kara, H. (2018). Research Ethics in the Real World. Policy Press.

Cottrell, S. ( 2014). Dissertations and Project Reports. Bloomsbury.

Greener, I. (2012). Designing Social Research. SAGE.

Miles, M.B., Huberman, A.M, and Saldana, J.. Qualitative Data Analysis. SAGE.

Thomas, D.R. and Hodges, I.D. (2010). Designing and Managing Your Research Project: Core Skills for Social and Health Research. SAGE.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.