EDT 2005 Conference Adobe: Demonstration Theme Session Incorporating ‘non print-on-paper’ creative material into research degree outputs: challenges, examination and access. Rebecca Harris Research Degrees Coordinator, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney.

‘Non traditional’ frameworks  In the Humanities and Social Sciences Non traditional PhD, Masters by Research Doctor of Creative Arts, Master of Creative Arts  Creative outputs Fiction and non fiction, script & screen writing Video, film, documentary CD ROM, DVD Web, multimedia, exhibition, installation  How to represent and preserve in examination and storage

Formats  Higher level creative practice incorporating theory within a disciplinary framework  Case study: Visual and aural artworks that are an exposition and exploration of the theoretical work Mounted on a multimedia website as a randomised journey multilayered, multi component site that navigates through text, moving images, static randomised images and soundscapes.

Examination and access  URL and maintenance  How to service problems Corruption of the examination process Technical difficulties Equipment Software Plug ins Non reporting of problems – unaware of limits Inability to use portable media

Creative issues  Conceptualisation of the creative product and creative practice  Servicing physical needs not creative needs  Prioritising practical issues and considering creative practice as secondary  Need to find better ways of integrating traditional and non traditional media to allow appropriate coherence of theoretical and creative work

Challenges  Access to software through institutions  Training in software use  Standard protocols  Managing obsolescence  Not a technical luxury, an integrated part of research at this level.