TAD4603

Research methods in art and design PG

(A&D)

6 points + 3 hours of lectures/tutorials and 9 independent study hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Core for Postgraduate Diplomas in Applied Arts, Design and Fine Arts

Synopsis: The topics cover a wide range of areas, which may include simple techniques in information technology and efficient management of bibliographic resources, but will also extend to discussions of topics such as postmodern theory, difference studies, structuralist theory, the classical distinction between iconography and iconology, poststructural writing, literary criticism, deconstruction, paradoxes in the histories of otherness, the critique of mainstream histories and dominant ideology. Positivist paradigms of knowledge and research are critically examined for their applicability to the practicing arts.

Assessment: Two written papers: 30% (1800 words) + 70% (4200 words)