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Undergraduate Course: Presentation: Methods & Context 2 (ARTX08050)

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 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.

This course will develop your understanding of concepts and approaches to presenting and disseminating your work. You will extend your understanding and knowledge of the social context of art practice through presentations and exhibitions. Your projects will encourage a personal approach to professional practice.

Aims
1.To develop your methods and understanding of contextual and visual presentation.
2.To identify appropriate methods of recording, disseminating and documenting your art work for particular purposes.
3.To extend your understanding of the interaction between artists and social situations.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Themes in Recent & Contemporary Visual Culture (ARTX08049) AND Art Practice 2 (ARTX08052) AND Visual Research 2 (ARTX08051)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. You will be assessed against three Learning Outcomes and all are equally weighted:
Identify: Identify a range of methods of presentation appropriate to practice.

2. Synthesise: Consolidate and refine the key strategies of contextual and visual presentation.
3. Communicate: Communicate appropriate solutions and formats to engage an audience.
Assessment Information
Assessment is formative at end of Semester 1 and summative at end of Semester 2.
1.one proposal for an artwork and/or an exhibition, which explains the significance of the work to the site or outlines the rational of the exhibition.
2.One artist¿s statement of 300 words.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Self Directed Study, Collaboration, Negotiation, Technical methods, Critical evaluation, Research and presentation skills.
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Total Hours: 200
Tutorials 25
Workshop/Seminar 30
Directed Study 40
Self Directed Study 100
Formative Assessment 5
KeywordsPresentation, Documentation, installation, dissemination, presentation skills.
Contacts
Course organiserMr Gordon Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5902
Email: g.brennan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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