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Course module: MCMV16041
MCMV16041
Research Lab 1: Situating Research
Course info
Course codeMCMV16041
EC5
Course goals
At the end of this module, students will have learned which method may serve which types of research questions, and will be able to assess the ethical and practical viability of each such method. They will also have grasped which methods (and their implied epistemological traditions and theoretical underpinnings) will be appropriate for pursuing their own individual research interest. Students will have learned how to express all these aspects of the methodology trajectory in oral and written form, by way of participating in in-class debate, of a team presentation, and of a written methodology assignment.
 
Content
This module will re-introduce students to the methods and methodologies that are viable in the field of new media studies in the humanities at Utrecht University. On top of this, students wil engage in meta-reflection about the conceptual underpinnings these methods; ie. they will learn about the traditions, assumptions and the explicit or implicit connections with certain new media theories in the humanities that are taught in the concomitant New Media Theories module. In connection with learning to identify the assumptions and traditions behind these methods, students will learn to assess the possible ethical issues involved in the application of each individual method and the justification in light of research ethics when formulating a methodology or research question.

Career orientation:
This course aims to teach students advanced academic and professionalisation skills. Students work in teams on a real-world commissioned assignment from the field of new media, and get to know people and organizations (and their aims, concerns and ways of working) outside of academia.

Only open to students enrolled in the MA programme New Media & Digital Culture.
Additional information
This course will be offered online. Please note: testing might take place on location.
As of August, please check Blackboard regularly for more information concerning your course(s).
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