Undergraduate Course: Glass in Context (DESI09004)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This course enables students to develop an understanding of Glass and apply their knowledge and skills appropriate to their chosen design discipline. Students work on a series of introductory design exercises and projects of differing time-frames and increasing complexity within a design studio environment. Students are encouraged to develop an integrated iterative design process that incorporates designing, making, evaluating, presenting and reflecting.
Aims of course
1 Introduce basic Glass design methods, processes, techniques and approaches
2 Enable students to begin to explore Glass within the context of their own discipline
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Mode of delivery
Design Projects, Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Project Review |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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. develop and realise design projects through structured and transparent design methodologies
2. apply fundamental material development through a transparent iterative process
3. critically evaluate the discipline of glass within in an interdisciplinary context |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| Special arrangement with ESALA |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Discipline specific bibliographies to be determined by Studio Tutors |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 25 hours
Directed study 25 hours
Self-directed study 50 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Alison Mcconachie
Tel: 0131 221 6251
Email: a.mcconachie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel:
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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