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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Undergraduate Course: Professional Portfolio (ARCH10010)

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 areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
A design project selected, & developed in an academic context, by students from their own experience during their professional placement period.

Aims of course
1 To develop students' abilities to resolve complex, contemporary design problems arising from individual experiences from practice.

Mode of delivery
A studio based module with design critiques.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement

Co-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Fieldwork Hours 24, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 7, Summative Assessment Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 348 )
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. fulfill the requirements of a design brief arising from professional experience.
2. respond creatively to the brief beyond the satisfaction of functional & technical requirements.
3. relate design development & intentions to relevant principles & theories of landscape architecture.
Assessment Information
Assessment plan

Must be passed at grade C, or above, or equivalent to progress to MSc.
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context. Students will return to College after their professional placement with a project & brief which can be developed in detail during term 3.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Students will be required to underpin their individual project with a self-directed selection of texts which inform their design. However reference can also be made to texts used in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 180 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 220 hours
Total 400 hours
KeywordsBRIEF, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, SCOPING.
Contacts
Course organiserMr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email: kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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