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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Select focus for cultural research
   • Select focus for research based on own needs and perspectives in consultation with others
   • Consider information and ideas to be obtained
   • Question own preconceptions about research processes and potential information sources
   • Select relevant historical and contemporary sources for investigation and consider any intellectual property requirements
2. Conduct critical analysis
   • Seek out and compare critical views of others in chosen area of enquiry
   • Investigate issues within historical and contemporary production, interpretation, promotion and consumption of culture
   • Allow process of analysis to take exploration of issues in new and unintended directions
3. Discuss cultural history and theory
   • Develop substantiated opinions and ideas about cultural history and theory
   • Make informed contributions to discussions of cultural history and theory
   • Encourage and participate in open and constructive discussion
4. Develop own practice from research
   • Determine potential for integration of research findings into own work
   • Relate cultural history and theory to professional practice
   • Identify relationships between history and theory and contemporary cultural practice
   • Consider potential benefits of research in own professional practice and its future direction

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

select an appropriate research focus and relevant information sources

analyse complex cultural ideas and information

develop substantiated opinions to advance professional practice

participate in informed discussion of cultural history and theory

determine ways to use research in own professional practice.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain criteria for selection of a meaningful individual research focus

list and describe historical and contemporary sources for cultural research

explain the characteristics of a ‘substantiated opinion or idea’

explain in detail the value of cultural history and theory to contemporary practice

explain how intellectual property issues and legislation relates to the research process.

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