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Undergraduate Course: Research Drawing 4 (Painting) (ARTX10010)

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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
Students should define, collect and analyse a chosen area of research and present a body of work that underpins studio practice.

Aims of course
1 To propose and undertake a personal study plan with clearly defined aims and objectives.
2 Develop a body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and a thorough awareness of current fine art practice.
3 To undertake critical analysis of a focused body of research material.

Mode of delivery
Studio,seminar, tutorial, Exhibition, Guest speakers, Group crit.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Painting 3 (ARTX09040) AND Research Drawing 3 (Painting) (ARTX09041) AND Professional Practice 3 (Painting) (ARTX09042) AND Art 3: Visual Research (ARTX09046))
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Painting 4 (ARTX10009) AND Art 4: Research Project (ARTX10017) AND Professional Practice 4 (Painting) (ARTX10011)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
Additional Costs ECA students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their programme of study.
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  150
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of one hour group seminars and studio critiques, plus one-to-one tutorials with studio tutor.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 323 )
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. Clearly identify and define the conceptual areas of practice through personal exploration and research using appropriate methods.
2. Present a body of work that shows a critical analysis and synthesis of the major aims of individual studio practice.
3. Demonstrate a highly focused range of organisational, verbal and presentational skills.
Assessment Information
Portfolio
Research Proposal
Exhibition
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Introduce a critical relationship to core methodologies of artistic research.
Syllabus Research and development of ideas for final degree assessment.
Transferable skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Conceptual Art and Painting,(Further Essays on Art and Language) MIT Press, 2001 Vitamin D : new perspectives in drawing. Phaidon, 2005. Thinking through art :(reflections on art as research) Routledge, 2006. Place, Tacita Dean / Jeremy Millar, Thames and Hudson 2005. Envisioning information / Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, 2001, Locus Solus, (Site identity, technology in contemporary art) Black Dog 2000. Periodicals ; Art World, Art Forum, Art in America. Also as directed by tutors.
Study Abroad Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Year.
Study Pattern Contact hours 30 hours
Directed study 130 hours
Self-directed study 240 hours
Total 400 hours
KeywordsSELF DETERMINATION, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATION, EXHIBITION
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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