Module Details

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Title Analysing Screen Music 2
Code MUSI554
Coordinator Dr AE Skjerseth
Music
A.Skjerseth@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 30

Aims

• To prepare and deliver a conference-standard paper
• To hone skills in writing, analysis, and revision; to design engaging multimedia conference presentations
• To assess recent techniques and theories in music in audiovisual media
• To intervene in key debates in music in audiovisual media scholarship
• To develop a research proposal grounded in the cultures, politics, techniques, etc. surrounding the use of music in audiovisual media


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Prepare and deliver a conference-standard paper.

(LO2) Demonstrate skills in writing, analysis, and revision; design engaging multimedia conference presentations.

(LO3) Assess the latest techniques and theories in music in audiovisual media.

(LO4) Intervene in key debates in music in audiovisual media scholarship.

(S1) Research skills.

(S2) Public speaking skills.

(S3) Organisational skills.

(S4) Multimedia presentation skills.


Syllabus

 

Topics covered in this module may include:
• Strategies for organising and writing conference papers
• Creating slides, audio and video clips, etc., for multimedia research presentation
• Learning principles of revision and tips to pitch research to certain audiences (e.g., specialist and non-specialist)
• Recent aesthetic and technological developments in music in audiovisual media
• Recent scholarly debates in music in audiovisual media

Resources will be made available to students through Canvas, UoL’s Learning Management System. Students will be expected to source supplementary resources to develop their skills outside of contact hours. Students will be expected to produce written work outside of the scheduled teaching hours.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lectures will be delivered in teaching rooms.

Screenings will be delivered in screening spaces.

The majority of teaching will be delivered face to face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience.

A Research Day will allow students to deliver their presentations to fellow students and other members of staff in a conference-like event.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

        36

60
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 24
 
        180 mins X 1 totaling 36
 
 
Private Study 90
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Research proposal There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission.    20       
Conference paper and multimedia presentation. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission.  15    80       

Recommended Texts

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