2024

Research Initiation in Music and Musicology I

Name: Research Initiation in Music and Musicology I
Code: MUS12948L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Musicology

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Promote the development of capacities of research planning, strategies and organization of methodologies; resources and collecting data for results production in Arts research, specifically musical performance, composition and musicology.
Development of knowledge capacities of structuring and synthesis of the unit´s content and the associated written and oral expression training.

Contents

- Data collection: qualitative and quantitative
- Analyses and interpretations of data and results
Questions of formalization:
- structure and results;
- Synthesys: tables and charts;
- Writing, clear and rigorous presentation of scientific papers
- Bibliographic references and edition
- Presentation of Results

Teaching Methods

Students are introduced to library, fieldwork and research methodologies in the performing arts, composition and musicology. The uc has a strong practical component; students will develop practical skills including preparing for research, data collection, archiving and storage. Students prepare a research proposal, with guidance from the course instructor, based on a topic of his/her choice within the fields of the course.

Assessment

Continuous Evaluation:
Written assignment on a research topic (50%)
Review of a scientific article (50%)

Final Evaluation
Written exam (100%)

Teaching Staff

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