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Undergraduate Course: Research Methodologies and Reflective Practice lV: Developing Professional Practice (ARTX08013)

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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
The module requires students to develop an appropriate level of understanding of how the professional art world operates both within the UK and internationally, and how issues such as competitions, prizes and art awards are managed. This will be complemented by reflective practice, focussing on the analysis of a selection of the student&©s own work

Aims of course
1 To develop students&© ability to research the context of professional practice in art and design both within the UK and internationally
2 To enable students to articulate the relationship between personal studio development and the reflective practice that supports it
3 To enable students to demonstrate how Studentship contributes to their ability to function in ways that replicate the professional art world

Mode of delivery
Network group, Email assistance, Tutorial, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Technical Exercises
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites


Co-requisites


Prohibited combinations
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  150
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. Demonstrate developed research skills which show confidence and competence in understanding the professional requirements of successful art practice
2. Show a confident and articulate ability to understand, evaluate, record and analyze individual studio practice in context and present these findings appropriately
3. Demonstrate an ability to work with a peer group to advance ideas and develop joint projects/agendas showing how approved Studentship activities contribute to this learning.
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
Paula Marincola Curating Now: Imaginative Practice/ Public Responsibility (2002) B O'Doherty Inside the White Cube: the ideology of the Gallery Space 1976 www.tate.org.uk
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 40 hours
Directed study 30 hours
Self-directed study 30 hours
Total 100 hours
KeywordsPROFESSIONAL ART WORLD, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, POWER POINT PRESENTATION
Contacts
Course organiserMs Joan Smith
Tel: 0131 221 6031
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Claire Davies
Tel:
Email: claire.davies@ed.ac.uk
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