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Undergraduate Course: Design Studio Practice (Outgoing Exchange) (DESI09011)

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) Credits50
Home subject areaDesign Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
This course is designed to encompass studies undertaken either before or after eca students participate in an exchange. Students work on a series of projects and are encouraged to: collect and analyse research that is creatively informed and critically aware; develop creative concepts through integrated iterative processes incorporating making, evaluating, presenting and reflection; demonstrate an awareness of the professional context for their discipline, and their personal direction within it.

Aims of course
1 to enable students to develop, and critically appraise, a body of clearly defined research material that communicates a progression of ideas and an awareness of contemporary creative practice and user/audience needs
2 to develop advanced creative methods, techniques, approaches, materials and processes, exploring how practitioners personally conceptualise briefs
3 to enable students to begin to position their personal practice within the discipline, exploring a range of appropriate design methodologies and strategies for the professional presentation, exhibition and documentation of work

Mode of delivery
Projects, Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Visits, Field Work, Group Crits, Project Review
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites


Co-requisites


Prohibited combinations
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
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 analysis, questioning and selection skills in the formulation and exploration of personal research themes
2. demonstrate the ability to explore, develop and resolve creative concepts in response to briefs, through structured and iterative methodologies and evaluations, using appropriate materials and processes.
3. demonstrate the ability to evaluate the professional context for the discipline, reflect on their position within it and communicate proposals, concepts and responses using a variety of appropriate methods
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
Discipline Specific and Personal Bibliographies to be determined by discussion with Studio Tutors
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 65 hours
Directed study 185 hours
Self-directed study 250 hours
Total 500 hours
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Harvey Dingwall
Tel:
Email: h.dingwall@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jane Thomson
Tel:
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk
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