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CURRIC 945

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH IN MUSIC

3 credits.

Overview of methodological, ethical, and philosophical considerations pertinent for research engaging with human subjects in, through, or around music. Rooted in a commitment toward engaging in ethical and community-conscious scholarship through methodological bricolage. Develop knowledge and skills by identifying research problems, selecting from and/or combining research methodologies, generating data, and analyzing data. Survey of research genres (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, arts-based, and action research paradigms), to develop an expansive understanding of music scholarship. Continue to hone your research-based skills as readers, writers, musicians, and teachers. Explore ethical concerns related to human subjects research, including navigating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval process.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and discuss the ethical dimensions of research studies. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and describe similarities and differences among and between different genres of research such as quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts-based, and action research. Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate common components of research scholarship, including review of literature, purpose statement, research questions, theoretical frameworks, methods, findings, analysis, and discussion/implications. Audience: Graduate 4. Pose research questions, read, analyze, critique, and discuss research articles. Audience: Graduate 5. Craft and present a research proposal, addressing each aspect of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) form. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the role(s) research could play in one's professional life. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and discuss the ethical dimensions of research studies. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and describe similarities and differences among and between different genres of research such as quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts-based, and action research. Audience: Graduate 3. Differentiate common components of research scholarship, including review of literature, purpose statement, research questions, theoretical frameworks, methods, findings, analysis, and discussion/implications. Audience: Graduate 4. Pose research questions, read, analyze, critique, and discuss research articles. Audience: Graduate 5. Craft and present a research proposal, addressing each aspect of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) form. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the role(s) research could play in one's professional life. Audience: Graduate

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