Research/Creation: State of the Art

1. Research/Creation:State of the Art Geoffrey Rockwell georock@mcmaster.ca www.geoffreyrockwell.com

2. Outline • Imagine the audience • Writing grants • Presenting your record • Research/Creation • Budgets • Getting Help

3. We are looking for reasons to move on. Imagine • 15 minutes a proposal • A and B readers • 12 to 14 hours a day • Ottawa weather! • Different disciplines • Negotiating consistent criteria We can’t guess what you meant!

4. Writing to be skimmed • Write for generalists • High concept • Memorable title • Open well • Deducible proposal Overview Research Creative Outcomes

5. Logical form • Start with overview Catch our attention • Use lists, emphasis, and points • Use headings • Sonata form: Nested 3s

6. Make Dense Don’t Pad Record (CV) • Record is important • Consistently engaged • Assessing creative • Relevance of record • Capacity to do research • Grant management Local - International Excellence of Venue Scope (Solo or Group) Get Help Online Form Is Difficult

7. Examples (Portfolio) • Provide guide - tell us about examples Document your examples • Looking for professionalism and relevance • Excerpt video - keep it short I love physical materials • Show that you can do it!

8. Consistent CV No misteaks Is meticulously proofread so that it has few (if any) grammatical errors, misspellings, or typos. <http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/25.html>

9. Research Features Will I remember your question? • Clear and interesting Question • Literature review • Ethics review • Evaluation component • Dissemination plan Provoke an itch … and then show how funding will scratch it. Bridge Research and Creation

10. Research/Creation Models 1 Expert in X wants to write fictional treatment Research Question SSH Methods Creative Outcome • Record • Research experience • Creative potential • Project • Interesting question/problem • Clear research practices • Innovative creative outcome

11. Research/Creation Models 2 Team wants to study X and both mount exhibit and publish Creative Outcomes Research Question SSH Methods Research Outcomes • Record • Research experience • Creative experience • Integrated team • Project • Strong question/problem • Clear research methods • Synergy in outcomes

12. Research/Creation Models 3 Artist and HCI expert collaborate on design project SSH Methods Creative Outcomes Research/ Creation Challenge Creative Practices Research Outcomes Interdisciplinary with innovative integration of practices

13. Excess and Engagement Craft Practices in the Digital Age Team Research/Creation Community Researchers Public Provocation Research and Teaching Discovery centred university R/C Practices Stress on SSH and Arts

14. Budgets • Budget can be deduced from concept • Justifiable numbers • Connect to plan and costs • No artists fees, no personal toys • Not an infrastructure grant (try CFI) • Fund graduate ss not pros What gets cut?

15. Getting Help How can research services help? • Connect to mentors • Pace you & Give feedback • Budget support (ss costs) • SSHRC CV advice • Ethics advice • Teaching release Ask your research services and dean for help. They want you to succeed!

16. Other Issues • What do you do if you get it? • Get budget support • Invite SSHRC to the show • Closing the project Vision Persistence Training

17. Further Tips • Tomorrow’s Professor <http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings.html> “Grants are rational deals among colleagues.” Each one is part of a long term vision. You will pay for them. Alas, they are becoming a metric of excellence.