2. BASIS FOR THE FINAL APPRAISAL
2.1. MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE APPRAISAL
Pursuant to § 7 of the regulations, completion of the programme shall be approved on the basis of the following:
a) The artistic result;
b) Critical reflection;
c) Documentation of possible professional innovation
d) The Viva Voce - An oral review of the project by the candidate and the appraisal committee.
The basis of the appraisal shall be taken in the revised project description and – if applicable - later adjustments endorsed by the Steering Committee.
§ 5 of the regulations stipulate what is to be documented under the different items. See also Chapter 2.2 – 2.4 of these procedures.
2.2. THE ARTISTIC PROJECT/WORK OF ART
The artistic project must be an independent work of art at a high international level with respect to originality, expression, consistency, relevance, presentation and communication. The work shall contribute to the development of new insight, knowledge and/or experience. The work of art must be a free-standing piece of work, or consist of several parts, or be a collection of pieces that together make up a whole. Normally, only work produced during the programme period will be included, but an exception may be made to allow inclusion in the documentation of work produced before admission if this was an assumption in the project description.
Part of a joint work of art – or the artistic part of a joint work that is a combination of artistic and scientific work – may be accepted for appraisal provided that it represents an independent contribution that can be identified to the extent necessary for appraisal. In such cases, declarations must be obtained from the other contributors and others who have followed the work to enable the research fellow's contribution to be identified.
The work of art shall be presented in public as part of the final appraisal of the research fellow. If the project is presented in public in the form of concert(s), exhibition(s), performance(s) or similar presentation(s) of a non-permanent nature, documentation of a permanent nature must be produced, such as audio/ video recordings, photographic documentation, instructions for reconstruction (for instance of exhibitions) etc. One copy shall be made available to the programme committee.
2.3. CRITICAL REFLECTION
In addition to the artistic result of the work, the research fellow must describe:
- Personal artistic position/work in relation to chosen subject area nationally and internationally;
- How the project contributes to professional development of the subject area;
- Critical reflection on the process (artistic choices and turning points, theory applied, dialogue with various networks and the professional environment etc.);
- Critical reflection on results (self-evaluation in perspective of the revised project description).
The results of the critical reflection shall be available to the public and must be of a permanent nature. The candidate freely chooses medium and form. One copy shall be made available to the programme committee.
2.4. OTHER DOCUMENTATION
The candidate is also required to submit documentation of possible artistic innovations within technologies, work process, methodology, material skills etc. and make these findings available to others.
Documentation of possible professional innovation must be of a permanent nature and available to the public. The candidate chooses medium and form. One copy shall be made available to the programme committee.
2.5. VIVA VOCE
The Viva Voce is a public event and the institution will advertise the event to relevant professional environments and in appropriate form.
The Viva Voce normally takes place a minimum of four weeks after the public presentation of the artistic result. The Viva Voce shall be based on all the presented material according to Chapters 2.2 – 2.4. This material must be submitted no later than two months after the public presentation and the Viva Voce shall be conducted within a timeframe of four to eight weeks after submission. It is possible to apply for exemption from these deadlines, but all material for evaluation, as required in Chapters 2.2 – 2.4, must be made available no later than four weeks in advance of the Viva Voce, and the Viva Voce should take place no earlier than three days after the presentation.
The Viva Voce can, however, not be conducted before the committee’s interim recommendation about the artistic quality, according to Chapter 4.2, is available. Nor can the Viva Voce proceed according to plan if the committee requires additional documentation according to Chapter 4.4.
The Viva Voce will not be conducted if the committee finds the public presentation and submitted material insufficient to comply with the requirements for Approved, as stated in Chapter 4.4.
2.6. TRANSLATION
It is the institution’s responsibility to ensure that relevant parts of the material - if necessary for appraisal purposes - are available in English. Application can be made to the Steering Committee for partial coverage of such translation costs.