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Undergraduate Course: Academic Portfolio Review (ARCH09020)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
A review all of the design projects undertaken in the first three stages of the BA(Hons) programme, through the compilation of an individual portfolio and an accompanying reflective text.

Aims of course
1 The compilation of a personal portfolio and a self assessment of individual development as a designer will assist the student in their development as a reflective practitioner and in obtaining a placement during stage 4.
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3

Mode of delivery
Individual tutorials and directed reading.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
none

Co-requisites
none

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. use the portfolio format to communicate landscape architectural knowledge & information.
2. organise and synthesise different landscape architectural representations chronologically & spatially in a portfolio format.
3. self-review personal development as a designer though reflection & with reference to key texts.
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Doidge, C. Sara, R. Parnell, R. Parsons, M. The crit: an architecture student&©s handbook Lawson, B. How designers think: the design process demystified. Linton, H. Portfolio Design Marjanovic, I. Ray, K. R. Lokko, L. N. N. The portfolio: an architecture student&©s handbook Schon, D. A. Educating the reflective practitioner: toward a new design for teaching and learning in the professions
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 190 hours
Total 200 hours
KeywordsPORTFOLIO, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Contacts
Course organiserMr John Stuart-Murray
Tel: 0131 221 6094
Email: j.stuart-murray@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 221 6091
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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