Undergraduate Course: Design Context 3 (outgoing exchange) (DESI09014)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This module encourages you to develop a theoretical narrative and historical perspective for your practice in relation to the fields of visual and cultural studies. The module consists of a short course designed to advance your creative confidence and analytical abilities.
Aims of course
1 To offer you a short course of study that allows you to pursue your key creative ideas in more depth and detail.
2 To allow you to engage in a rigorous and creative dialogue with the work of your contemporaries and gain a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of today's diverse visual cultures.
3 To introduce you to creative research approaches and to aid you in the development of appropriate research methods that you can test out in your own practice.
Mode of delivery
e-learning |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 180 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. RESEARCH: Research and show an understanding of principal methods of enquiry and employ a range of research applications and sources.
2. ANALYSE: Demonstrate an understanding of several areas of visual culture that enable you to analyse, evaluate and reflect on your own field.
3. COMMUNICATE: Successfully communicate your research and analysis in a well structured, coherent and creative form. |
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
Blaxter, L. et al (2001)<b>How to Research</b>. Buckingham: Open University Press. Booth, W. et al (1995) <b>The Craft of Research</b>. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Cottrell, S (2005) <b>Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument</b>. Basingstoke: Palgrave. Rampley, M. (ed) (2001) <b>Exploring Visual Culture</b>. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Rose, G (2001) <b>Visual Methodologies</b>. London: Sage. Sturken M & Cartwright L (2001) <b>Practices of Looking</b>. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 0 hours
Directed study 12 hours
Self-directed study 88 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | DESIGN AND APPLIED ARTS, FASHION AND TEXTILES, VISUAL COMMUNICATION |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Harvey Dingwall
Tel: (0131 6)51 5726
Email: h.dingwall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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