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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Postgraduate Course: ASN CONTEXTUAL STUDIES SUMMER (ARCH11152)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (n/a) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
Individual development of research / project proposal through the medium of writing and drawing. Students are encouraged to define, research and document their own practical and speculative projects.

Aims of course
1 To allow students to reflect upon their programme of study by the development of individual research / project proposal.
2 To generate new solutions through working in combined media.
3

Mode of delivery
Tutorial
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
N.A.

Co-requisites
N.A.

Prohibited combinations
N.A.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Define and discuss research proposals
2. Examine interrelationships between various media and iverse field of practice
3. Communicate effectively research and practice through workbook presentation
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
GILBERT, J. Legitimising sketchbooks as a research tool in an academic setting. Journal of Art and Design Education, vol 17 no.3 255-266, 1998 HOCKEY, J. Writing and making: Problems encountered by practice-based research degree students. Point, no.7, Spring / Summer. 38-43. 1999 SUKKIVAN, GRAEME. Art practice as Research: inquiry in the Visual Arts. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 2005 NCNIFF, SHAUN. Art-based Research, London: Jessica Kingsley, 1998 Austin, F.Practice based research. Artist&©s Newsletter, April 5 1999 GRAY, CAROLE. Visualizing Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 190 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 200 hours
KeywordsNot entered
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