ARTH 5520 - Research Project in Art History F/T

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2018

The dissertation/exhibition project must be up to 18 000 words in length, or equivalent. It can be a thesis by research or a project. A project might take the form of working to a brief negotiated jointly with the program coordinator and the Gallery. For example, it might comprise the work required to mount an exhibition, prepare a catalogue, feature a particular part of the collection or research work in the Art Gallery's collection. Depending on the proposed area of interest, one or two supervisors may be allocated to supervise the dissertation (by thesis or project) and they may be from the University, the Gallery or both. There may be instances where an outside supervisor is co-opted.

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Course Details

Course Code	ARTH 5520
Course	Research Project in Art History F/T
Coordinating Unit	Art History
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	12
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Restrictions	Available to MA(StArtHist) students only
Assessment	dissertation/report up to 18000 words or equivalent

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Catherine Speck

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Engage in indepth, detailed research of a chosen and approved research topic in Art History
2	Demonstrate critical analysis of relevant literature including theoretical understandings
3	Select and discuss an appropriate methodology
4	Demonstrate research skills
5	Demonstrate ability to analyse relevant visual imagery
6	Demonstrate the ability to mount a coherent argument based on research

University Graduate Attributes

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Learning Resources

Required Resources

Course Handbook – distributed at the first tutorial

Recommended Resources

· Recommended text (available at the Art Gallery of South Australia bookshop or online booksellers)
· Lecture and tutorial images (on PowerPoint)
· Barr Smith Library Resource Guide:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/hum/history/art.html

Online Learning

Additional information and course material will be available online via MyUni.

Learning & Teaching Modes

The lectures provide broad discussion of selected topics relevant to the Research Project, which are complemented by focused tutorial case studies centred on oral presentations and group discussion of the prescribed tutorial readings and images. It is essential that students complete the fortnightly tutorial readings in order to share ideas, interpret subject matter, develop essential analysis skills and work together cooperatively.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The course is composed of six weeks per semester of thesis writing structured programs plus work in progress seminars and individual supervision sessions.

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Semester 1
Week 1	Friday 8 March	Introduction Experiencing the Program: Researching and Writing a thesis Housekeeping and allocation of work-in-progress presentations
Week 2	Friday 22 March	Research Tools Barr Smith Library introduction ‘Bite-size’ writing Explication of topic due
Week 3	Friday 5 April	Research Tools – part 2 Art Gallery of South Australia library introduction Work-in-progress presentation Draft bibliography due
Week 4	Friday 12 April	Literature Review Work-in-progress presentation Oral reports Chapter outlines due; list of images due
		Mid-Semester Break
Week 5	Friday 10 May	Research Methods Work-in-progress presentation Oral reports Draft Introduction due
Week 6	Friday 24 May	What’s my Theory? Work-in-progress presentation Draft chapter 1 due
Semester 2
Week 1	Friday 2 August	Work-in-progress seminar presentation Draft chapter 2 due
Week 2	Friday 16 August	Oral reports on reading, refining the thesis topic etc Work-in-progress seminar presentation
Week 3	Friday 30 August	Oral reports on reading, refining the thesis topic etc Work-in-progress seminar presentation Draft chapter 3 due
Week 4	Friday 13 September	Oral reports on reading, refining the thesis topic etc Work-in-progress seminar presentation Draft chapter 4 due
		Mid-Semester Break
Week 5	Friday 18 October	Editing: Oral reports on reading, refining the thesis topic etc Work-in-progress seminar presentation Draft conclusion due Revision of final thesis underway
Week 6	Friday 1 November	The Argument Oral reports on reading, refining the thesis topic etc Work-in-progress seminar presentation Revision of final thesis in progress
	Friday 15 November	THESIS DUE DATE

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Assessment Summary

The Dissertation is assessed by two examiners, neither of whom will have supervised the work. Outside examiners may be sought. Please submit 2 soft-bound copies of the thesis for examination.

A Board of Examiners drawn from the Art History program committee decides the final result based on the grades and comments of the markers. Should the examiners give the thesis differing grades eg. (a) Credit and (b) Distinction, a third marker may be asked to blind-mark the work.

Assessment Related Requirements

The due dates for assessment are treated as examination dates. Requests for extension stating the reason for the extension must be sent to your tutor for approval in advance of the due date and supplemented by a hard-copy Extension Request form available on MyUni that must be signed off by both student and tutor.

Assessment Detail

Research Project (18,000 –20,000 words)

Task description: Write a dissertation of 18,000 - 20,000 words, excluding abstract, bibliography and appendices.

Weighting: 100%

Deadline: Friday 15 November

Submission

To qualify for the award of the degree, students will need to submit three bound copies of the dissertation with the School of History and Politics. This is not required until after the work has been marked. One copy will be retained by the School, another will go to the Art Gallery of South Australia and the third will be kept in the Barr Smith Library.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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