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Postgraduate Course: Design Report (ARCH11069)

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 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis core module, taken in the second semester of the MArch2 year, requires the student to produce a comprehensive design report that documents in detail one of the projects that the student has completed during the programme. The design report sets out the research and design development undertaken, incorporating images including the key representations of the project itself. The design report should allow the reader to follow the student=s study process, allowing an understanding of the material examined, decisions taken, etc. While the report is an academic document that must be fully referenced and observe all relevant protocols as set out in the briefing materials that will be issued to students, at the same time it is also itself a designed object. It is to be presented bound in hard copy, but may incorporate digital material on a disc (DVD, CD) inserted in the document. No word length is specified, the balance between text and image being a matter for the student.

In order to progress to this course students should have passed their first year design studios, architectural technology research, Studies in Contemporary Architectural Theory and their 2nd year 1st semester Design studios.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design Studio C (Integrated) (ARCH11091) OR Architectural Design Studio C (Modular) (ARCH11089)
Students MUST have passed: Architectural Technology Research (ARCH11075)
Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design Studio D (Integrated) (ARCH11092) OR Architectural Design Studio D (Modular) (ARCH11090)
Students MUST have passed: Studies in Contemporary Architectural Theory (ARCH11070)
Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design Studio A (Integrated) (ARCH11093) OR Architectural Design Studio A (Modular) (ARCH11095) OR Architectural Design Studio G (ARJA11003)
Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Academic Portfolio 2 (ARJA11001)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Processes and materials involved in the presentation of work: printing and reprographic charges, photographic costs, binding; digital storage etc.
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Class times to be confirmed. This course is largely self directed with introductory lectures and seminars
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, the student is expected to demonstrate:
1. The ability to communicate, critically appraise and argue the rationale of a design proposal using text and image in the context of a printed report.
2. The ability to produce documentation and reports that are clear, analytical and logical, covering a range of architectural issues of culture, technology, history, professional practice, value, theory and design.
3. Demonstration of integration of knowledge in architectural design, materials, processes and techniques of building, the design and development of cities, histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, management, practice and regulatory frameworks, within the report.
4. The development of transferable design skills and techniques through the preparation of a sophisticated
graphic document.
Assessment Information
Learning outcomes are assessed by coursework, presented in the form of the design report. Assessment is made with reference to the ARB Part 2 criteria required to be demonstrated in the module (see below).

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
KeywordsCommunication, Design, Technology and Environment, Research
Contacts
Course organiserMr Adrian Hawker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2319
Email: Adrian.Hawker@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Helen Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 2306
Email: Ellie.Wallace@ed.ac.uk
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