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Undergraduate Course: Independent Study (ARTX08008)

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
Students will submit a proposal for c 90 hours of negotiated activity to be undertaken in an appropriate discipline and working environment. The agreed programme, supervised by an approved tutor, will consist of a project workbook and a body of practice-based work.

Aims of course
1 To further develop an understanding of the finished work as the outcome of the related critical thinking, planning and research undertaken.
2 To undertake an increasingly independent approach to the learning resources available, fostering the development of a range of skills in a professional context in an appropriate discipline.
3 To further develop skills in presentation and editing in the display of work made in this module.

Mode of delivery
Studio-Based, Email Assistance, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Review, Seminar, Tutorial.

This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  150
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 59 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Display increasing confidence in the development of an original and personal vision in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Demonstrate confidence and competence in the ability to plan, develop and document a project from proposal to resolution.
3. Show competence and a considered approach to the selection and presentation of work for assessment at this level.
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
http://www.tate.org.uk http://www.balticmill.com http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ http://www.a-n.co.uk/cgi- http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 0 hours
Directed study 20 hours
Self-directed study 80 hours
Total 100 hours
KeywordsINDEPENDENT, NEGOTIATED ACTIVITY
Contacts
Course organiserMs Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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