Credits: 5
Schedule: 30.10.2018 - 13.12.2018
Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
II (2018, 2019)
Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
The course provides an understanding of what research is, especially in the context of the ViCCA MA, through introducing some relevant research methods. After the course, students will also have an understanding of the formalities of academic writing and a preliminary familiarity of using them. The course prepares students for the thesis seminar, and gives them tools for working on an MA thesis.
Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
The course is an introduction to the basic skills needed for scholarly work in visual culture and contemporary art. The course includes lectures, discussions and assignments on what research is; some relevant research approaches and methodologies; and where to find more sources regarding those fields. It also includes lectures, discussions and assignments on what academic writing is and why e.g. references and background material is essential, and how to use them in practice.
Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Active presence (80%), all assignments completed.
Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
36h contact teaching, 99 individual and team assignments.Requirement of all schedules activities a minimum of 80%.
Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Study materials given during the course.
Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=TAI-E3007
Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
0-5
Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Registration via WebOodi. Please see WebOodi for registration dates.
The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)
The order of priority is as follows:
1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major's or programme's alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major's or programme's alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject's alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
9. other students.
Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.
This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course