Research Architecture: CCD Research Methods online

Lachlan MacDowall, Sue Clark, Richard Jones, VCA Community Cultural Development program


The presentation showcases an online module constructed over the last year by a staff from the VCA's Community Cultural Development program and a team of educationalists, designers and programmers from the University's Educational Technology Services lead by Claire Brooks. The module is based on the model of research architecture, a teaching device used to illustrate the ways in which inter-disciplinary research projects can be constructed from an array of components. The module features a tool for visualising research projects, an interactive database and a template for developing a research proposal, linked to a range of resources, including 24 webfilms. The module is currently being trialed with the latest intake in the Masters in Community Cultural Development program.