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Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Digital Modelling and Animation in Design (ARCH11173)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website https://sites.ace.ed.ac.uk/ddmhandbook/category/introduction-to-design-media-p00174/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces the techniques that are used in digital design: three dimensional modelling, simple computer animation, image rendering, and the preparation of material suitable for publishing on the World Wide Web. The emphasis is on design. Students advance through a series of lectures, demonstrations, practical project work, exercises and critique in a group context.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
CentralTutorialActivity1-11 15:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Room 3, Appleton Tower
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Ability to:

&· use applications for modelling, image manipulation, and basic animation
&· work in a collaborative context of group review and critique
&· engage in a creative task within tightly constrained bounds and to present the outcome to conform to precise specifications
&· interpret and apply a set of requirements pertaining to a design task.
Assessment Information
Two projects, each worth 50%, involving development of a 3d model, animation and rendering.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsmodelling, digital, animation, design
Contacts
Course organiserProf Richard Coyne
Tel: (0131 6)50 2332
Email: Richard.Coyne@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr James Outterson
Tel:
Email: james.outterson@ed.ac.uk
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